DIY Cheese Presses You Can Make At Home!

[@geoffpickford1829]

As a master Stilton Cheese maker here in England I never had this trouble, you can't press Stilton, it has to press itself as you turn it. Anyway my vote goes to Steph for her intuative ice lolly sticks. ATB from the UK and thank you. Edited to say........Gavin ought to give a small prize for the most liked idea !! :)

[@GavinWebber]

No problems! It was a pleasure putting together this video as it was just an idea that came to me after I posted my own cheese press. Very inventive are the cheesemaking community.

[@davidlagarcelegacyfarms1067]

For my first press I used two 5 Gallon (about 19 liter) buckets. I set the mold inside the first bucket with a follower slid second bucket inside the first bucket. You can use what ever you want for weight including water. Water weighs 8.3 lbs (3.76 kilo)per gallon (3.78 liters)

[@latebloomerar]

That's a great idea I think I even have two food safe ones.

[@doggiesarus]

Thanks! I think that people who just want to see if they want to do this as a hobby really would like a "cheaper' way than buying 200$ worth of equipment. Later on, maybe. I started making wine with only a few dollars invested. Once I decided that I wanted to get deeper into it, I even grew my own grapes and made the wine with more expensive equipment. I like the presses using the gym weights.

[@MrSwanley]

I have a tip for those wanting to make the spring loaded type press. Obviously the crux of this where to buy the springs, since everything else is easy to find. I have not seen loose high quality springs available for sale in local hardware stores. But, I recently discovered something called a "shock absorbing dog lead" which is pretty cheap e.g. from eBay or Amazon and includes a hefty spring that is easily separated from the rest of the mechanism. The large dog model is perfectly sized and easily strong enough.

[@majedalsbeei3341]

Nothing in the UK :(

[@sparky173j]

I made a lever press similar to the first one, but with less metal parts. It only required a hand saw and drill to make. Just pine, 4 screws and two shoulder bolts. The lever has a hole every 10cm from the main pivot, out to 110cm. The pressing arm attaches to the first hole. So the force I get is the weight times the hole number. If I hang 2kg, I get between 4kg (2nd hole) and 22kg (11th hole) force on the cheese.

[@blueeyesvideos]

Any way I can get the plans?

[@hookahqt4465]

I really dont like cheese that much, but man i love your videos. Awesone channel.

[@johnlshilling1446]

I was expecting to offer some suggestions... but all were covered in one or the other versions. A mix and match approach should satisfy any would-be press maker. Thanks for the video. I haven't seen every channel, but of those I've seen, I prefer yours. 😁 😎

[@adv4805]

Could you do a vid on how to make molds? If you have already, I just haven't found it. Thank you, Cheers

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[@jimmyrandy8251]

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[@jimmyrandy8251]

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[@CemlynJones1952]

I love that expression...curd nerd !!!

[@Taikausko]

Oh, i have missed that post about cheese presses... I have photos somewhere (maybe) of the progress of making a similar press what you use and sell! Total cost was something like 10EUR (not including the leftover material)

[@margarettownley1870]

I wonder what is the website for that first one? She seems to suggest that she sells them.

[@djssquibbs3295]

Brilliant! What's in that jar? ;)

[@Koubiak]

Weed. It's weed.

[@camillesechaud6202]

Brilliant !

[@phoenix2mn]

I think you forgot to add the calculations used for that wall mounted press to the description.

[@GavinWebber]

Ah yes, I'll fix that up

[@vickieDavis-t5x]

What are the weights you getting?

[@juanavilladagallego1525]

Gabin,you are my inspiration!!!!

[@pizzagorgonzola]

Gavin ! (the v is not pronounced B in english )

[@Tt-t100]

Really cool!

[@critterscropscuisine2886]

Quite nice, but a demonstration of these would be wonderful.

[@standvm]

Why are cheese recipes ask for specific weight for pressing but do not specify the diameter of the mold? is it really not that necessary to be so accurate when it comes to pressure when making cheese?

[@Simpsoid]

I'm assuming it's because of the follower on top being flat and spreading the weight evenly to the entire mould. So if you put 12kg of weight on the follower that's transferred to the entirety of the cheese (within reason). Most moulds are small enough for this to work.

[@lukerichards22]

@@Simpsoid the thing is, if a follower has half the diameter you are applying FOUR times the pressure with the SAME weight.

[@madchem184]

I think it's because most recipes assume a similar cheese form of ≈ 160mm for cheese weights of 1kg

[@drewevans6908]

Another excellent resource video.

[@phyllisdenton8771]

I wondered if I could just make one I love to build.

[@glennbrown1729]

Phyllis Dento n

[@majedalsbeei3341]

Hi there Mind if I ask, where you got the springs from, I'm concerned that I order some and they won't fit, I found the road in 1cm and 1.2cm 1 meter long. But badly struggling for the springs. Can anyone help?

[@pizzagorgonzola]

Stéphane is a french man's name !!

[@MirrimBlackfox]

And an English woman's name, Stephan is the men's name. Since he is an English speaker, the comment was written in English, and didn't give pronouns it is pretty safe to assume Stephane (which is my sisters name btw) either uses female pronouns or doesn't care.

[@danialholt4174]

I haven't purchased a thing for making cheese yet, but my intentions are for real. I'll be making cheese real soon if I live so long. I'm a skilled woodworker and in the process of making the 'Sturdy Press' cheese press. It's a beautiful thing. Almost finished actually. sturdypress.com/ I suppose the press might be something to pass down should my children take an interest as well. They love stinky (yummy) cheeses already and they're only tots. The really sick part is, how much they want for a nice mold. I intend to start fairly large (2 liters +) so I don't have to upgrade right away. I'm tempted to use regular PVC pipe which I have tons of laying around. Probably not, but I'm tempted. Thanks for sharing and showing that pressing cheese doesn't have to be rocket science.

[@CemlynJones1952]

I have a question. If I flavour the milk, lets say with a garlic purée, will the flavour pass to the curds?? Or can flavour only be added to the curds after they have formed.

[@GavinWebber]

Best to add flavour after the curds have formed

[@CemlynJones1952]

Gavin Webber thank you

[@Magny80]

All flavorings are added after curds are strained, and before pressing.

[@tracylf5409]

""I never put it "a-whey" though"....

[@blankfaces256]

My problem in making a press with bolts is I have no clue what them big bolts are called (I saw on ebay m20 m30 etc)

[@tinusbooysen5282]

M20/30 is the size or width of the bolt. So what you need is the length. By looking at that I would say look at something M16/18 x 100mm or 150mm. Depends on how much space you need

[@margretteyobbler]

@@tinusbooysen5282 I think that might be too short 300mm + might be more accurate cause the molds are quite tall.