It’s official. We have a problem

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Made pizza in the Roccbox tonight. Always fun. That’s not the problem. The problem really isn’t a problem but more of “wow, we are in deep” kind of thing (in a good way). 

This dough was made from hierloom grains that we milled and added to our starter. We grew the tomato, basil, made the pesto from the garden and...wait for it...TFJ made the cheese too. Creamy style feta and it was out of this world. The only thing we didn’t make or grow were the wheat berries we bought to mill for the flour. The fresh flavors were incredible. 

i guess this is my way of announcing we are getting in to making cheese now. It’s gotten weird and I like it. Couple of mods to the new cheese cave fridge and we will start aging. Hopefully next week. 





Coop wanted some so bad (he got some bones- he’s a good boy)

JohnInCarolina

Seriously?  How hard can it be to grow your own wheat berries?  Sheesh.

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JohnInCarolina said:

Seriously?  How hard can it be to grow your own wheat berries?  Sheesh.

It’s on the list. #doomsdayprepper

theyolksonyou

JohnInCarolina said:

Seriously?  How hard can it be to grow your own wheat berries?  Sheesh.

Some people are just lazy.  

JohnInCarolina

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Seriously?  How hard can it be to grow your own wheat berries?  Sheesh.

It’s on the list. #doomsdayprepper

You know a bomb shelter can double as a cheese room, right?

theyolksonyou

JohnInCarolina said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Seriously?  How hard can it be to grow your own wheat berries?  Sheesh.

It’s on the list. #doomsdayprepper

You know a bomb shelter can double as a cheese room, right?

Oooh!  Mushrooms. You should start growing mushrooms in your shelter!

NorthPilot06

Give the man a break. Some folks can only seem to figure out the tomatoes and basil...

bgebrent

And I can’t wait to see the scrumptious ridiculous that will follow.

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JohnInCarolina said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Seriously?  How hard can it be to grow your own wheat berries?  Sheesh.

It’s on the list. #doomsdayprepper

You know a bomb shelter can double as a cheese room, right?

Oh i know. 

jeffwit

JohnInCarolina said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Seriously?  How hard can it be to grow your own wheat berries?  Sheesh.

It’s on the list. #doomsdayprepper

You know a bomb shelter can double as a cheese room, right?

Or would the cheese room double as a bomb shelter? There is a difference. Subtle, but still a difference. 

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jeffwit said:

JohnInCarolina said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Seriously?  How hard can it be to grow your own wheat berries?  Sheesh.

It’s on the list. #doomsdayprepper

You know a bomb shelter can double as a cheese room, right?

Or would the cheese room double as a bomb shelter? There is a difference. Subtle, but still a difference. 

Cheese is always first. If it ends up saving my life when da gubment comes for me then so be it. 

CPARKTX

That looks awesome 

R2Egg2Q

Sounds like a good problem to have.  Nice looking pizza!

hoosier_egger

Wow. Outstanding! 

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theyolksonyou said:

JohnInCarolina said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Seriously?  How hard can it be to grow your own wheat berries?  Sheesh.

It’s on the list. #doomsdayprepper

You know a bomb shelter can double as a cheese room, right?

Oooh!  Mushrooms. You should start growing mushrooms in your shelter!

Yeah...no. Well maybe. 

HeavyG

@The Cen-Tex Smoker -  Einkorn berries perhaps?

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HeavyG said:

@The Cen-Tex Smoker -  Einkorn berries perhaps?

They have Einkorn and we have milled that for bread. This was “Rouge de Bordeaux”

northGAcock

Love the pizza....purchased a cheese making book a while back. I need to get it down off the shelf. 

DoubleEgger

Eggcelsior

Dammit. 6/5 can't get here quick enough.

Make some of JIC's Tikka pizza, dat shitz amazing.

SciAggie

I don’t seem to be able to see the problem. D@mn fine pizzas my friend. 

What kind of mill do you have? (I really shouldn’t ask this - I know the answer will cost me...)

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Eggcelsior said:

Dammit. 6/5 can't get here quick enough.

Make some of JIC's Tikka pizza, dat shitz amazing.

I will! 

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northGAcock said:

Love the pizza....purchased a cheese making book a while back. I need to get it down off the shelf. 

northGAcock said:

Love the pizza....purchased a cheese making book a while back. I need to get it down off the shelf. 

You can make some nice unaged cheeses in your regular fridge. This feta was killer. First try too. She’s a wizard 

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SciAggie said:

I don’t seem to be able to see the problem. D@mn fine pizzas my friend. 

What kind of mill do you have? (I really shouldn’t ask this - I know the answer will cost me...)

Ha ha. BlendTec wildside jar but there is a more expensive way...(blender works like a champ). 

DMW

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

SciAggie said:

I don’t seem to be able to see the problem. D@mn fine pizzas my friend. 

What kind of mill do you have? (I really shouldn’t ask this - I know the answer will cost me...)

Ha ha. BlendTec wildside jar but there is a more expensive way...(blender works like a champ). 

So...you didn't actually mill the grain to flour, you chopped it...

I see how it is, loose and fast with facts and details.

caliking

Fan-friggin-tastic!

I love fresh feta. Have been meaning to make mozzarella at home for some time now, but haven't progressed beyond buying the rennet. 

DMW

caliking said:

Fan-friggin-tastic!

I love fresh feta. Have been meaning to make mozzarella at home for some time now, but haven't progressed beyond buying the rennet. 

You got further than I did. I bought the book...

HeavyG

caliking said:

Fan-friggin-tastic!

I love fresh feta. Have been meaning to make mozzarella at home for some time now, but haven't progressed beyond buying the rennet. 

My man Alex's three part series on mozz might be helpful:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq1v8Oqmfto

sumoconnell

DMW said:

caliking said:

Fan-friggin-tastic!

I love fresh feta. Have been meaning to make mozzarella at home for some time now, but haven't progressed beyond buying the rennet. 

You got further than I did. I bought the book...

I'm lazy as hell and made mozerella -  slackers!!  Seriously though, bought a kit from a home brew store and a gallon of whole milk.  So good. I looked into other cheeses and it's a steep slope from there.  Never did it again.

YukonRon

I am so lazy, I buy artisan cheese at the farmers market, and wine, oh and bread. Almost forgot, vegetables, um, and eggs, pork, lamb and beef. Herbs too.
I am as lazy as it gets. 

I am impressed with anyone that makes cheese, sausage and other things. Grinding or chopping your own wheat, whole new level for me. 

It looks absolutely righteous my friend. Thank you for sharing.

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YukonRon said:

I am so lazy, I buy artisan cheese at the farmers market, and wine, oh and bread. Almost forgot, vegetables, um, and eggs, pork, lamb and beef. Herbs too.
I am as lazy as it gets. 

I am impressed with anyone that makes cheese, sausage and other things. Grinding or chopping your own wheat, whole new level for me. 

It looks absolutely righteous my friend. Thank you for sharing.

Ha ha- grinding wheat was by far the easiest part. Put in blender, spin it.