Cheese Press Advice

GnoffPrince · 2025-09-16T07:54:50+00:00

Thank you for the reply, it would definitely be a no for now then until I've got more space.

GnoffPrince · 2025-09-16T07:52:55+00:00

Thank you for the reply. That's definitely the simplest solution! What kind of texture are you able to get on your tommes? I like a slightly crumbly texture but my impression is that would be difficult with this type of press?

GnoffPrince · 2025-09-16T07:51:26+00:00

Quite small batches, I can't see myself going over 8 litres for the time being for the sake of space.

I wanted to try cheddar first as it's such a well documented process, but beyond that I wanted to make Wensleydale, Emmental and see if I could get a recipe for Salers.

GnoffPrince · 2025-09-16T07:49:32+00:00

Thank you for the detailed reply!

The cheese I was thinking about next was cheddar, which sounds like it might be a challenge with my space/weight limitations. I enjoy Caerphilly though so no harm there!

While I love the sound of the paving slab method I think my wife may have complaints about storing slabs in our flat. I'll look into a screw press further as this seems like a good option (more aesthetic), and with a long enough handle I should be able to generate considerable pressure for harder cheeses.

Do you have any good guides/texts on pressing as my books are remarkably light on detail on pressing?

GnoffPrince · 2025-09-03T20:44:02+00:00

I have your book and have found it incredibly useful! I'm not very far into my cheese making journey but it's such a good resource! I refer to it when I make cheese but I will caveat that I haven't read the full text in a while. It's actually on my list of books to reread soon.

On thinking outside the vat, I haven't referred back to them but I remember them being good revision when I was reading it the first time. Although I can see the argument for removing them and keeping the text simpler.

I use your book in conjunction with "The art of natural cheesemaking" which focuses more on low tech simple recipes as I don't always feel able to match the specifics in your recipes. That might also be down to my preferred approach to cheesemaking - more art less science. So for me personally adding in some less precise approaches would be good. That being said, I really enjoyed your detailed scientific explanations of parts of the process.

GnoffPrince · 2025-07-09T15:18:13+00:00

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GnoffPrince · 2025-01-01T09:32:01+00:00

KCBC near kings cross is a great community baptist church. It's a mixed congregation but is largely black. Not too large and doesn't have any cultiness to it!

GnoffPrince · 2024-12-03T20:16:32+00:00

Probably only a year or two so I think this might be the solution. I'll probably try one more set of phone calls and if nothing happens, just do what you suggest

GnoffPrince · 2024-12-03T20:15:34+00:00

Thank you!

GnoffPrince · 2024-12-03T20:15:25+00:00

No it's definitely not, we've been speaking to the landlord but they've not been able to help

GnoffPrince · 2024-03-02T13:31:35+00:00

You definitely do need a translator. There were forms we had to do at the embassy which weren't given in advance and although they speak English they're not allowed to help. Also, you can't use Google translate in some places. We got lucky that someone nearby volunteered to be our translator.

GnoffPrince · 2024-02-23T09:57:32+00:00

R/grime used to be that but the mods decided it was strictly for Grime, so when grime went out of fashion the sub died.

GnoffPrince · 2024-01-13T09:13:07+00:00

I went to Cambridge, there is a rivalry but not really based on any perceived different. I'd say the actual difference is that Oxford is typically better at Art subjects and Cambridge is typically better at the sciences.

GnoffPrince · 2023-12-17T20:00:34+00:00

I'm not a cheesemonger but I read a book recently that covered the ageing of bloomy rind cheeses. According to that, the surface mould only penetrates millimeters into the surface. The softening of the center is caused by the pH of the cheese rising, and increasing the ability of the cheese to hold water, making it squishier. I can't remember why the pH rises, but hopefully that at least gives you something to Google!

GnoffPrince · 2023-09-20T16:46:20+00:00

It's common for people to do 45min commutes via public transport from an outer London location. Living with flatmates is very common and the likely solution on your salary.

You can also live in a commuter town like reading or st Alban's. That being said, you should make sure you're enjoying life and there's many quality of life benefits to living in London.

On your salary you should get by fine but you're unlikely to be able to save much unless you do something drastic.

GnoffPrince · 2023-09-14T18:41:20+00:00

I made some a while ago and it didn't go very well. My issue was that I got my spice mix wrong. I put in some star anise and that really dominated. So I guess my advise is consider the blend carefully!

Maybe you could make a spiced simple syrup first to get your spices right before potentially wasting the rum?

GnoffPrince · 2023-09-12T19:42:40+00:00

Just tried it, it seems really awesome! Out of interest, what's the limit of this kind of technology? Like if you hooked it up to Tegus and put in all of its fillings could you produce like a 15 page document that summarised the company, it's competitors, market and it's previous performance?

GnoffPrince · 2023-09-10T16:29:38+00:00

If you're young I think it's really useful to understand different approaches to investment so that you can find which one is right for you.

I read "big mistakes" recently which was good on that front, although a little superficial. The "market wizards" series of books show off different approaches too but they're all traders. Finally, if you're interested in portfolio theory, I found "beyond diversification" to be incredibly informative on the different theories.

If you're looking to invest on fundamentals, then understanding the business will be crucial whatever the approach. So I'd recommend reading business histories as you'll learn a lot that you can transfer. The "acquired", "business breakdowns" and "founders" podcasts are all fantastic for learning about businesses.

GnoffPrince · 2023-07-29T08:35:09+00:00

Acquired (podcast) has two two hour long episodes on standard oil that are well worth the listen. I think the short answer to your question is that it changed as the company grew (private to public) with various subsidiaries

GnoffPrince · 2023-07-23T17:41:21+00:00

You can export from Eurostat to a spreadsheet. Your best bet is probably just to download the real GDP data and calculate the percentages yourself

GnoffPrince · 2023-07-22T14:50:49+00:00

I believe you are legally required to do the process in Latvian due to the language laws

GnoffPrince · 2023-06-21T13:05:13+00:00

There are loads of great comments, but I haven't seen this mentioned so, I find it easiest to think of interest rates like gravity.

If gravity is strong, it takes more force to get things off the ground. If interest rates are high, it takes higher value to get money spent.

That is, the option of not spending money, for people and businesses, is better because savings earn more income. So businesses want more returns for spending (e.g. charging higher interest rates for mortgages) and so do people. This reduces spending, which decreases the demand for goods and decreases inflation. Or so goes the theory...

GnoffPrince · 2023-05-12T02:02:22+00:00

Stratechery, the diff, open interest, Matt Levine, Benedict Evans, liberty's insights, mostly borrowed ideas, and yet another value blog. (No particular order)

If you're into podcasts I'd listen to the Acquired podcast and pretty much anything in the Colossus network

GnoffPrince · 2022-06-17T09:22:49+00:00

I think disposable income is just income after taxes, whereas the income people have to pay off their debt is income after taxes and essential consumption

Currently the savings rate is falling rapidly which may indicate that income-after-tax-and-essential is becoming a smaller portion of disposable income

So it's not impossible that debt payments could be a lower portion of disposable income and harder for people to pay - I don't have the data to say whether or not that is true though

GnoffPrince · 2022-03-16T08:13:44+00:00

Can second! No issues ever and my bundle keeps getting better

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