Looking for cheap rennet in NYC

[Fat Guy]

I need to do a big cheesemaking project. Like, making cheese with 28 kids. Any thoughts on where to get a bunch of rennet cheap in NYC?

[andiesenji]

You should be able to buy liquid rennet at Whole Foods

You only need 1/4 teaspoon for a gallon of milk so a little bottle (or 2) should fill your needs.

If using regular milk, ultrapasteurized, you will need to add some calcium chloride to get a firm curd.

Edited April 26, 2012 by andiesenji (log)

[tikidoc]

Don't know specifically about NYC, but I can tell you I have bought rennet tablets at Whole Foods. But I usually order liquid rennet online. http://www.cheesemaking.com/ is in New England, so should get to you fast.

[TheTInCook]

Does wholefoods sell cultures too?

[tikidoc]

Does wholefoods sell cultures too?

Not that I have ever seen. Ours does not even have liquid rennet, just the tablets. I get all my cultures from the internet. I assume if he is doing a one time project, he is making some sort of a fresh cheese, like a 30 minute mozzarella or a paneer. Whatcha making, Fat Guy?

[HungryChris]

Granted, it's easily been 10 years, but I used to get rennet tablets at my small town local drug store. They seemed to be a standard commodity.

HC

[Fat Guy]

Whatcha making, Fat Guy?

Mozzarella for a science-fair project. I guess I should start a topic on that and collect some wisdom, but at the moment my priority is sourcing some rennet.

[Mjx]

I've seen rennet at Kalustyan's (back in December).

[Fat Guy]

Got it at Kalustyan's. $5.99 for a pack of 10 tablets, each tablet claims to be able to coagulate 50 liters of milk.

[JTravel]

Please do post on your cheese adventures. Sounds like a good project for the kids. Iv'e only ever done it with lemon juice.

Around here I guess I will find rennet in a natural foods store...or maybe Wegmans. Need to check.

IF one is only making say a gallon of milk into cheese it could be a challenge to divide tablet.

[tikidoc]

For a gallon or two, I would use about 1/4 tablet. But liquid rennet is much easier to deal with, so I rarely use tablets.

[Fat Guy]

The tablets appear to be pre-scored into quarters, so I'm hoping it will be easy to use a quarter for a gallon of milk. I think we're going to do a trial run tomorrow morning so we'll see what happens.

[Jenni]

Can you take pics and post them please? Sounds fun...

[Fat Guy]

Failure. I need to do some serious troubleshooting. I'll start a separate topic on this once I get the kitchen cleaned up, which could be next month.

[tikidoc]

I've made 30 minute mozz like a gazillion times. PM me if you want to troubleshoot...

[Fat Guy]

Started a topic here.