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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Broken Barn Industries says
Third time's the charm, right? Lemme win! (brokenbarn@gmail)
Katreader says
What a perfect post for today-it's blog action day and this year's theme is food!
Anonymous says
I'd love to win this…how cool!
I follow you on FB and subscribe to your newsletter.
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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.
viva solar says
I would love to win this. thanks
I subscribe
vivasolar at gmail
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).
Glenda Shaeffer says
Thanks for your great column. And, i especially enjoyed the post about your window garden
Rosemeri says
I would love to have this kit. I would like to make my own mozzarella cheese. Thank you. tortoise75.
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]
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
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]
Kathleen Conner says
This article is so inspiring–I'm feeling quite motivated to attempt this!
klconn7 (at) yahoo (dot) com
linda says
Cheese, please!
longhappytrail@
Suzanne says
want to be able to share with my “healthy living” children
carol@diji says
Ricki Carroll products are always great to have on hand!
Eliza J says
Would love to try this ~ please include me!444
Sonia says
Superyum! I've never tried making my own cheese but this sounds like a great place to start. soniagoesglobal@
[email protected] says
I would love this kit to make mozzarella to go with my tomatoes and basil!
duckandjunebug says
Time for a new cheese kit. I love to make mozzarella
cdurusau at charter dot net
markcotrupe says
I'd love to make my own cheese. I tried once and it didn't work. It would be great to have a proper kit. [email protected]
Anonymous says
Making my own cheese pure joy. [email protected]
Anonymous says
Cheese is my middle name. I don't crave sweets or chocolate…..it's cheese.
Deborah J.
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
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…
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
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]
Brenda Johnson says
My fingers are crossed!!!
Prairiecactus says
Would love this….:-)
blb….@cox
Michelle says
I have been wanting to experiment with making cheese. I would love this! Thank you.
Blessings,
Michelle
[email protected]
[email protected] says
Great contest, Kevin! I'm a total cheesehead.
–Kelly
Erin says
Ooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooo , pick me, pick me!!!!!!!
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
Anonymous says
Will this be my lucky week?
ldoyle@
Christine says
Good luck everyone!! [email protected]
Marcia says
Hoping to win. mg…[email protected]
lynda says
would love to have one of these kits…[email protected]
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)
Kathleen says
Hi Kevin — You do make this sound so tempting and so easy! (hoping…) 🙂
@YourWordsMyVoice.com
Kathleen
Anonymous says
I love your newsletter, especially the yummy recipes
Thanks! [email protected]
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]
Gianna says
I'm an email subscriber.
I would love to make fresh mozzarella!
My email is in my profile.
Sharon says
Very cool, I would love to make my own cheese.
Sharon
(subscribed as dragynphyre AT gmail DOT com)
Mary P says
I would be thrilled to learn how to make cheese and share it with others. Thanks!
(mvpgardens…)
Suzanne says
would love to have this to share with my kids.
Suzanne says
Suzanne says:oops….it would be lionpawz…for my email thanks
Marita S says
Already subscribed on facebook and here, Wanting to make cheese!!! Can you do a yogurt kit or blog too somehow missed that. [email protected]
Anonymous says
Never mad my own cheese but would love to try. Love your blog & Facebook page.
Krista V. kvarsz @ cox.net
Sue says
thanks Kevin… for some reason could not find this page… would love making cheese… thanks for the chance… [email protected]
maddalena says
I'd like to win, sory for others
Al Hopkins Photography says
I have a beautiful Greek wife who loves cheese and we simply cannot find good mozzarella anywhere. We would love a chance to make a batch.
Laura Dailey says
I would love to win this to make homemade mozzarella!
[email protected]
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!
Katreader says
Thank you so much!
SolDucky says
I am a subscriber and liked on FB. I would love to make our own cheese!
soluckyducky at gmail dot com
Caren says
Won't win. I just provide competition! cd@carenslaser