Increase Your Cheese IQ and Books to Read for ACS CCP Exam.
I have listed these in the order of my recommendations. The first five are “musts”. All (plus many other excellent books) are available at my Amazon Influencer Store:
- Mastering Cheese by Max McCalman and David Gibbons – many books have been written since but this is still my “Cheese Bible”.
- The Book of Cheese by Liz Thorpe – this book will train you in how to categorize cheese through her “gateway” concept.
- The Oxford Companion to Cheese edited by Catherine Donnelly.
- Cheese and Microbes by Catherine W, Donnelly.
- American Farmstead Cheese by Paul Kinstedt.
Others that I recommend:
- Cheese Illustrated by Rory Stamp – pre-order only
- The Science of Cheese by Michael H. Tunick.
- The New Rules of Cheese by Anne Saxelby.
- Mastering Basic Cheesemaking by Gianaclis Caldwell.
- On Food and Cooking by Harold McGee (especially Chapter 1)
- World Cheese Book by Juliet Harbutt
- Reinventing the wheel by Browen and Francis Percival
- Cheese Primer by Steve Jenkins.
- Cheddar by Gordon Edgar
- Cheese and Culture by Paul Kinstedt.
- Cheese Slices by will Studd
- The Microbiology of Milk – collaboration of many European Cheese Professionals
- Raw Milk Cheese: Mission Reconquer
- Affinage Guide from Profession Fromager – you can also subscribe to their magazine at the website
Advanced Study Books for Professionals:
- Advanced Dairy Chemistry: Proteins by McSweeney and Fox
- Cheese: Chemistry, Physics and Microbiology
- Microbiology and Biochemistry of Cheese and Fermented Milk by B.A. Law
- Milk and Milk Products by Deeth and Lewis
Plus these websites:
You can find these cheeses in my cheese grotto inside Sweet Combs of Honey in Downtown Lavonia (right next to the Honey Bee Cafe) and at my Amazon Influencer store.
In addition to being a member of the Internationale Guilde des Fromagers (Jura and Garde) and an American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional, I am a Certified ServSafe Food Production Manager with certifications that also include ServSafe Certified Instructor and Proctor. I am available for cheese events, cheese program development, cheese training, food safety training and 3rd party food safety auditing. See my About Me and Resume pages for more details or call me at 360 921 9908 to discuss availability.
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Mark your calendar: Every Friday night, you can find me slinging cheese plates at Sweet Combs of Honey from 5pm to 7pm while LaDonna is featuring flights of wine.
I sample specialty artisan cheeses most Saturdays at Sweet Combs of Honey: Check out my “Grab n Go” page at Facebook for more information.
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