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Step Four:

Rennet is added to the milk. Rennet originally came only from the lining of an animals stomach which contains renin. Rennets are now also available in microbial forms known as vegetable rennets. (As opposed to animal rennets.) The first cheese was probably made accidentally by someone who stored milk in a bota bag, which is made from calves stomach.

Milk Test Pasteurization Adding Starter Cultures Add Rennet/Set Curd Cutting Curd Cooking Curds Draining Whey Manipulating The Curds Pressing The Curds Aging & Curing Making Cultures