Cheesemaking New England Cheese Making Supply Co. Mesophilic Direct Set Cheese Culture, Pack of 5

Works great and very long shelf life

Great product

Great cheese culture. I use it all the time. Never had a problem with this brand.

I've been making my own yogurt for years, but I miss the fromage blanc and faisselles I used to eat all the time in France. So I finally got my hands on a yogurt machine that you can set at low temp for 24+ hours, and got these cultures, plus liquid animal rennet from this company. I made my first batch yesterday, using store-bought 2% milk. 24hrs at 72F, and the results were exactly what i was looking for. The fromage blanc was basically perfect. The faisselles are very good but I do like them a little more firm - I'll experiment with calcium chloride next time. The only issue, and why I knocked off one star, is the packaging and instructions on it. The cultures come in small packets and it says one packet for 2 gallons. That's way too much for me, so I had to weigh the packet (0.5g) and measure... 1/8th of that for 1 quart of milk (I was experimenting, but a normal batch should be like 1/2 gallon, one gallon tops). Measuring such small quantities of fine powder is not practical. At least I have a fancy balance that weighs down to 0.01g! Also if you don't use the whole packet, you can't seal it back up. It would be great if those cultures were sold in small jars, or at least smaller packets - for a gallon or even 1/2 a gallon.

Worked perfectly! Made homemade quark cheese. Product arrived on time. It was packaged well so as not to lose or damage any of its contents.