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Giveaway: Ricki Carroll’s CheeseMaking Kit

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | 55 Comments

Last updated on December 2nd, 2011

EVERY TIME I’VE OFFERED Ricki Carroll’s mozzarella/ricotta cheesemaking kit in a random drawing, the response has been overwhelming. Even Ricki Carroll (whom Barbara Kingsolver praised in her book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle) has taken notice, for she has volunteered the kit above for this month’s giveaway. The pleasures of homemade cheese, and how you can enter to win the kit:

If you only know tasteless, rubbery mozzarella, and bland, gummy ricotta from the supermarket, get ready for a colossal treat. I can tell you from my own experience that these two cheeses, when made from scratch, offer incredible flavor and texture. Try making them once, and I suspect you’ll never buy their commercial counterparts again.

Ricki’s kit contains enough rennet and citric acid to make 30 batches of cheese. It also contains a thermometer, and a large piece of butter-muslin. Butter muslin is used for draining the whey from ricotta.

To enter this random drawing, just do these three things:

First, subscribe — if you haven’t already — to my weekly email newsletter.

Next, leave a comment below. Say anything you’d like. Just be sure to include at least part of your email address at the end of your comment, so that I can easily verify that you’ve subscribed to my newsletter.

And lastly, click the Facebook “Like” button below.

Enter soon! This random drawing expires at 11:59PM on Saturday, October 22, 2011. I’ll announce the winner at the end of the comments; the winner will also be contacted by email.

I’ll let Random.org select the winner. Only one comment per person will be counted.

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Comments

  4. 4

    Cary says

    Oh Kevin! I bought this for myself after you made mozarella recently. I'd love to win this and send it to my darling daughter in California. Thanks so much for the offer.

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    Deborah says

    I miss the great fresh mozzarella and ricotta I used to be able to get on 9th St. in Philly. Maybe it's time to make my own! Thanks for the chance to win the kit. I'm subscribed (asthenight@……com) and I clicked the Like button at the end of the post (Deborah R*s*n).

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    Glenda Shaeffer says

    Thanks for your great column. And, i especially enjoyed the post about your window garden

  9. 9

    bampyschair says

    I'm just getting ready
    to make your squash soup with sherry
    Just thinking about it
    makes me feel merry!
    I've always wanted to try
    making my own cheese.
    So it would be great
    if you picked MY name..PLEASE!!!!

    [email protected]

  10. 10

    John Billiris says

    I forgot that I wanted to try making my own cheese–sounds like a great cold-weather project!

    cbstrat (at) gmail (dot) com

  11. 11

    Vicki says

    Love cheese so would love to have the cheese kit. I need to play you a wonderful kids' cd (Parents' Choice Award Winner) done by a fried of mine (SteveSongs) called “The King, The Mouse, and the Cheese.” Juliet sang on it when she was about 7. Cheers from [email protected]

  12. 12

    Kathleen Conner says

    This article is so inspiring–I'm feeling quite motivated to attempt this!

    klconn7 (at) yahoo (dot) com

  22. 22

    Anonymous says

    Cheese is my middle name. I don't crave sweets or chocolate…..it's cheese.

    Deborah J.

  23. 23

    melissa p. says

    My husband just lost his job and I'm a stay-at-home-mom so we're going to be doing a lot of home-made products. This would be awesome to win!
    mjnjpilch

  24. 24

    ArtistryFarm says

    I really appreciate the influence you are having on our society: making people aware of quality cheese products that can be made at home. Thanks…

  25. 25

    Cathy Ritter says

    My son is an avid cheesemaker and I taught him most everything he knows in the kitchen…except for cheesemaking. My turn! Mcathy1

  26. 26

    Anonymous says

    I love reading your newsletter and being absorbed on your website. I have learned so much from your site. Learning to make cheese would be so exciting! I'll keep my fingers crossed.

    Patricia Pfeifer
    [email protected]

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    Cindy M says

    Fabulous! I am subscribed to your email newsletter and I like this post on Facebook, FB name is cindy merrill
    writer61 (at)yahoo (dot)com

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    aihtx says

    We have been trying but most of the milk appears to be heated so high that cheese won't form right, think we found some good milk hope to when the prize.

    Your recipes are spot on & a favorite for our parties (tomatoe pie, yum yum)

  38. 38

    Kathleen says

    Hi Kevin — You do make this sound so tempting and so easy! (hoping…) 🙂

    @YourWordsMyVoice.com

    Kathleen

  40. 40

    Kathleen says

    Kevin,
    I've been planning to make Mozzarella cheese as you recently described, so it would be wonderful to do so via this cheese making kit. You are such an inspiration!
    [email protected]

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    Sharon says

    Very cool, I would love to make my own cheese.

    Sharon
    (subscribed as dragynphyre AT gmail DOT com)

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    Mary P says

    I would be thrilled to learn how to make cheese and share it with others. Thanks!
    (mvpgardens…)

  47. 47

    Anonymous says

    Never mad my own cheese but would love to try. Love your blog & Facebook page.

    Krista V. kvarsz @ cox.net

  52. 52

    Kevin Lee Jacobs says

    Thanks for playing, everyone! I entered Nos. 1-51 at Random.org, and it generated #2. Congratulations, Katreader!

    And…special note to bampyschair: I thoroughly enjoyed your poem!

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