Best Cheese Making Kits
Kits solve the forgotten-item problem. Here is what each actually contains.
Every kit below was checked for what is actually in the box — because 'makes 20 batches' only matters if the rennet, salt and citric acid are really inside. The NECSM 30-minute kit at $27.95 is the hobby's classic front door. The Deluxe adds the two things experienced makers wish the basic kit had: a proper ladle and lipase. The CFH kit counters with bigger consumable sizes. And the Fromaggio at $599 is not a kit so much as an appliance — it makes the cheese with you, by app.
30 Minute Mozzarella & Ricotta Kit
Dairy thermometer, 1 yd butter muslin, 3 oz citric acid, 5 vegetable rennet tablets, 3 oz cheese salt, recipe booklet. Up to twenty 1-lb batches per retailer.
Deluxe Mozzarella & Ricotta Set
The 30-minute kit plus a slotted ladle and lipase powder for Italian flavour. List $55.85 at retailer on check date.
Ricki's Basic Cheese Making Kit
Entry kit for basic hard and soft cheeses. Check the retailer listing for the current contents list.
Goat Cheese Kit
Goat-cheese focused kit for chèvre and feta-style makes. Check the retailer listing for current contents.
Mozzarella & Ricotta Cheese Making Kit
Thermometer, 1 yd butter muslin, 4 oz citric acid, 5 vegetable rennet tablets, 8 oz cheese salt, instruction and recipe booklet.
Fromaggio Smart Cheese Maker
App-controlled automated cheesemaker: mozzarella in about 2 hours per maker; soft, semi-soft and semi-hard styles, hard with the optional press ($129). Bundle with all ingredients $649.
Goat Cheese Making Kit (CFH)
Mesophilic direct-set culture, 1/2 oz liquid vegetable rennet, calcium chloride, cheese salt, thermometer, butter muslin, instructions and recipe card. Makes goat cheese, chèvre and feta per retailer. Sale price on check date; list $33.99.
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