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All About Our Raw Goat Cheddar Cheese
Craving some cheese? Our raw goat cheddar cheese is made from raw goat milk sourced from small, Amish farms spread throughout Lancaster County, PA. With a commitment to excellence and quality, you can rest assured that our cheese comes from chemical-free farms. Soy and GMO-free, you can rest easy as you indulge in some slices of cheese. Because our cheese is aged for 60 days, you will experience a sharp and nutty taste in each bite. Yum!
Our Raw Goat Cheddar Cheese Process
When it comes to making our raw goat cheddar cheese, we ensure that everything is done to perfection. Want to get a glimpse into the process? Here we go!
- First, high-quality raw milk has to be milked from goats.
- After the goats are milked, the milk is heated to a specific temperature that won’t fully pasteurize the milk; this preserves the natural health benefits. Starter cultures are added to begin fermenting the milk, then vegetable rennet, which helps the milk create curds. The milk will begin to thicken and the curds separate from the whey.
- Ready to cut the curd! When curd knives – wires that cut the vat into quarter-inch cubes – are placed into the vat (or container that heats the cheese) they eventually become firm, releasing whey during the process.
- Next, the curds are cut into smaller pieces and gently cooked to get rid of any excess whey plus ensure the curds are firmly set. Then they are pressed and molded to the desired shape.
- We push the cheese curds further into the vat after the curds are heated and reach the correct consistency. After the whey has been fully drained from the curds, it makes a wonderful fertilizer for neighboring pastures and farmland…another hidden benefit of our unsalted cheese-making process.
- Once the curds knit together in the vat, we cut large slabs of raw goat cheddar cheese. Then, as the cheese releases more whey, we rotate and stack each slab every fifteen minutes. This is called the cheddaring process, allowing the cheese to consolidate and become firm.
- At last, we can cut chunks of excellent cheese. Then each chunk of cheese is aged to perfection for 60 days.
- Drumroll, please! Our raw goat cheddar cheese has found its way from raw goat milk to chunks of delicious goodness ready to be added to lasagna or eaten plain. 🙂
Raw Goat Cheddar Cheese Health Benefits
Let’s dive into the many ways in which raw goat cheddar cheese gives you wonderful health benefits!
Easier to digest
Because raw goat cheddar cheese is easier to digest, you may find that it is a good source of dairy for those who suffer from gut or digestive issues.
High CLA
In case you didn’t already know, Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) helps to maintain weight loss and retain muscle mass.
Natural enzymes
Our goat cheddar cheese is made of raw goat milk, which enables our bodies to absorb calcium due to the natural enzymes present.
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Raw Goat Cheddar Cheese Uses
Have you ever found yourself with little to no cooking inspiration? We have. That’s why we were sure to compile a list of uses for our raw goat cheddar cheese in case you find yourself without creativity. First off, we love to grate some of this cheese to top a simple meal of spaghetti. This will elevate a tried-and-true recipe. With a bowl of quinoa or wild rice, some raw goat cheddar cheese adds an extra layer of texture and flavor. Feeling roasted veggies? How about melting a layer of raw goat cheddar cheese over it? The sky is the limit!
David Court –
Frank M. –
Would prefer unsalted. Melts into omelet fantastically.
Robert Mallery –
Frank M. –
Better than any store cow or goat cheese.
Laurel –
It’s good for goat cheese. The Swiss villa farms did a great job packaging my cheese, and making sure it came when they said that it would, and the cheese was still very cold when it arrived, the service is great.
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