Kiss My Aesthetic Podcast 115. Rock Hill Cheese with Sara Hunt
Jun 20, 2023
45:18
Have you ever wondered what artisanal cheese even is and what's so special about it? On today's exciting episode, you'll learn all about that (and more!) with the head cheesemaker of Rockhill Creamery, Sara Hunt! She'll take you through the cheese-making process, distinguishing the different types of cheese, and why cheese-making is as much of an art as it is a science. This episode will entice you to create your next charcuterie board! Sara Hunt is the head cheese maker at Rockhill Creamery. She started making artisan cheese on the historic Rockhill farm with the original business founders Pete Schropp and Jennifer Hines over ten years ago, and today she is helping the new Hemsley Ventures owners keep the craft of making raw milk, natural rind cheese alive in Cache Valley. ------------------------- In today's episode, we cover the following:
- Her backstory and getting started in cheese-making
- How cheese is actually made
- What are cheese curds and where they fall in the cheese-making process
- Ways to group cheeses
- Cave-aged cheeses
- How to tell the difference between good and bad mold on cheese
- How cheese making is both a science and an art
- What makes Rockhill Creamery unique
- Why artisanal cheese is more expensive
- Her favorite Rockhill cheeses
- Her vision for Rockhill Cheese