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Anyone have any good recipes/uses for whey strained from yogurt/cheese etc? I'm wondering if it would be good to use as the water part in bread recipes, etc?
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Re: uses for whey
Tue, March 17, 2009 - 7:43 PMi'm also curious about this, but concerned about killing all the delicious things that make whey better then normal water....
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Tue, March 17, 2009 - 8:04 PMI'd be interested as well. I do know that a lot of people use whey protein in shakes, so maybe you can use it in a similar way? We usually give it to our dogs in their meal. -
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Tue, March 17, 2009 - 8:19 PMThere are so many things to do with whey. Cooking with it is an option, you will kill off enzymes and bacteria, but will retain minerals. Also to retain the enzymes and bacteria drink the whey, mixed with a little lemon juice, for whey lemonade. I like to add a little herbal honey to mine (lavender or rose petal is nice), but you could drink it as is, or add your favorite sweetener. I have had whey soup and have used whey to inoculate other ferments ie sauerkraut or lacto fermented sodas. There are so many ways to use whey. I am sure others will have suggestions as well.
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Sun, March 29, 2009 - 11:13 AMMmmmm, whey...good stuff! When I make moz cheese, I then use the whey to make ricotta; you don't get a whole lot of ricotta from the whey, but what you do get is amazing! From THAT whey, I make bread, or add it to soups, or feed it to pets, or add it to the garden. It's simply too wonderful to dump, that's for sure! -
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Mon, March 30, 2009 - 11:20 AMGreetings. So do you use salted water to stretch your mozarella? I usually use the whey, then it is not useable for making whey as the proteins are already heated and not available for coagulating. I personally am ok with this, as I make a lot of cheese and have lots of whey for ricotta making, but if you are just making mozarella it is a good idea to use salted water, so you can have the whey for ricotta. And I agree the whey needs to be fed somewhere.
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Fri, April 10, 2009 - 6:26 PMI like using it on my scalp in the dead of winter when it gets dry and flaky. I rub it in all over, wrap my head in a towel for an hour or so, rinse, and voila- healthy, moisturized, glowing skin again. -
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Mon, April 13, 2009 - 9:46 AMGlad you brought this up Megan, this is such a good use for whey. Thanks for the reminder as I was just contemplating whether I wanted to purchase a hair conditioner or not and decided not to. I was going to make a nettle, vinegar rinse and am thinking adding whey to this would be nice. I find just handling the curds when I am making cheese, keeps my skin soft. It is a wonderful moisurizer. It can be added to the bath, I have made soap using whey as the liquid as well.
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Mon, April 13, 2009 - 9:50 AMI never would have thought of this. I will definitely try it! -
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Mon, April 13, 2009 - 7:02 PMI also just learned in the class that I took, to make brine for hard cheese one needs to add whey to the water and salt brine, so that calcium is not leeched from the cheese itself. I was having this problem when I made gouda cheese (indicated by a slimy cheese after brining) and since the whey will have calcium in it, the cheese will not release it into the brine. Brillant.
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Re: uses for whey
Mon, April 13, 2009 - 7:04 PMso how many ways to use whey? Can you really use whey that way?
(trombone rimshot)
I'm sorry. It's a dead horse I know. But somebody had to give it one last flogging.
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