Table of Contents
Cheese in an Instant, Really? viii
1 Getting Started 1
2 Cheese and Delicious Dairy 21
Pressure Function, Pot-in-Pot
Whole Milk Ricotta 24
Tvorog Russian Buttermilk Cheese 27
Quick Cottage Cheese 30
Paneer 33
Queso Blanco Former's Cheese 37
Mild Goat Cheese 40
Herb Lovers' Wheels 42
Mascarpone 45
Direct Heat, No Pressure
Quick Mozzarella Hot-Water Stretching Technique 50
String Cheese Microwave Stretching Technique 57
Burrata 62
Yogurt Function (Cultured), No Pressure
Yogurt also Greek Yogurt, Labneh, and Yogurt Cream Cheese! 69
Cultured Buttermilk 72
Crème Fraîche 74
Quark 77
Sour Cream 79
Just-Like-Whipped Cream Cheese 82
Fromage Blanc 85
Honey-Lavender Chèvre 87
Fast Feta 91
Bonus Recipes
Cultured Butter 99
Ghee/Clarified Butter 101
3 Delicious Dairy-Free Alternatives 107
Golden Umami Sauce with Oats, Potato, and Carrot 110
Sharp White Sauce with Rice and Cauliflower 112
Smoky Coconut Melter 114
Tangy Crumbler with Almond Flour 116
American Cheddar 'n' Chives Wheel 118
Pepper Jack Block 120
Cold-Start Coconut Milk Yogurt 122
Troubleshooting 125
Acknowledgments 126
Resources and Further Reading 128
Metric Conversions for Cooking 129
Index 131