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Cheese Making Course

The 2 day workshop provides the opportunity to learn the skills required to make quality farmhouse cheese in your kitchen at home. Under the direction of our award winning cheesemakers you will make soft cheeses such as ricotta and hard cheeses such as cheddar in our modern commercial cheese factory on campus.

The workshop is completely hands-on with the participant numbers kept to an absolute maximum of 10 to ensure that your experience is almost on a one-to-one basis with our lecturers.

Along with the knowledge and skills acquired over the weekend, the participants may take home the cheeses they create, along with cheesemaking hints and recipes.

The workshop is conducted in Charles Sturt University's (CSU) own cheese factory and food pilot plant, using the local milk from the Riverina. The factory has been turning out our unique award winning cheese since its inception in 1999. Our Australian native flavour collection of cheeses are now widely available in selected supermarket chains and speciality food stores throughout Australia under the name of Bidgee Cheese.

Participants will;

Cheese BulletLearn the basics of food hygiene,

Cheese BulletLearn to standardise the milk,

Cheese BulletLearn how to pasteurise,

Cheese BulletLearn about the different cheese making processes for soft and hard cheese,

Cheese BulletTake home their creations to enjoy,

Cheese BulletLearn basic trouble shooting skills,

Cheese BulletReceive a booklet summarising the procedures and recipes for cheeses to make at home

Cheese BulletHave the option of purchasing a take home kit containing the ingredients and utensils for home cheesemaking.

Cheese Styles Made

Ricotta, Fetta, Camembert, Quark, Table Cheese, Marscapone

Cost

The cost of the course is $495

Dates

07 / 08 - June 2008
26 / 27 - July 2008
02 / 03 - August 2008
06/07 - September 2008
04 / 05 - October 2008
15 / 16 - November 2008
06 / 07 - December 2008

Application Form

Please fill in the application form provided below if you wish to participate in the Cheese Making Course.

Cheese BulletApplication Form

Contact Details

Charles Sturt University Cheese Factory
Locked Bag 588
Wagga Wagga NSW 2678
Ph: (02) 6933 2170 or (02) 6927 2090
Fax: (02) 6933 4429
Email: cheese@csu.edu.au