Comments on: Kosher Cheesemaking Hero

By: Brent Delman

Brent Delman — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 16:29:52 +0000

I am the wholesale distributor for the Barkanit Dairy products out of Israel. They have a phenomenal line of aged goat and sheep cheeses with blue and ash rinds - kosher. If you have any questions about which retail outlets on the East Coast carry them, feel free to contact me.

Brent
718-698-5154

By: arielb

arielb — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 06:31:29 +0000

Jamie, admit it you are a hero to kosher cuisine just as the other Jamie (jamieoliver.com) is a hero to british cuisine :)

By: Craig Winchell

Craig Winchell — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 01:05:57 +0000

BS”D

The moldy rind of a kosher or kosher-le-Pesach cheese can be homgenized in water and sprayed onto other cheeses. In this way, a kosher Penicillium camemberti or caseocolum can be propagated to inoculate other cheese.

Craig Winchell, amateur cheesemaker

By: esther forrest

esther forrest — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 16:17:14 +0000

I am Jamie’s mom. And although I am partial (of course), if anyone can make a delicious, truly delicious (and completely kosher) cheese, Jamie can. He is dedicated to learning this endeavor. He has always enjoyed challenging himself and as he has told me, “It is like science and I’ve always enjoyed science”. He is also a gourmand. The combination of the two will benefit people interested in kosher cheese.

By: Jamie Forrest

Jamie Forrest — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 10:46:56 +0000

Thanks for the props, though I don’t feel like a hero! Actually I just posted an update since we actually sampled one of the cheeses last night.

As far as the Penicillium candidum mold goes, yes it does need kosher certification. Molds can be grown on various different subtrates and it is those substrates that have to be kosher in order for the mold to be kosher. I have word from a reliable mashgiach that there are two companies in Germany (the irony!) that supply acceptable P. candidum. Danisco Deutschland GmbH in Niebull, Germany and WEISBY - GERMANY. I don’t have any other contact info for these firms, nor have I tried contacting them yet. But I plan to.