I bought this book along with two others, "And That's How You Make Cheese!" by Shane Sokol and "Cheesemaking Made Easy" by Ricki and Robert Carroll. I liked all three books, but this one is now out-of-print.

If you are a beginner looking to make some of your first cheeses, I recommend "And That's How You Make Cheese!" by Shane Sokol. This book is very easy to follow and has recipes for all of the more popular cheeses, 30 of them, I think. If you have some practice under your belt and want to try some of the more obscure cheeses, order "Cheesemaking Made Easy." There are more recipes for cheeses you may not have heard of before, but this book may be a little confusing if you are beginner.

All of these books are good, and will help you make good cheeses right in your kitchen. Please check out these other two that are available and are similar.

This is a great book for anybody who loves cheese. I was a total cheese maker novice when a friend who is a chef told me about this book. It is perfect. I found many of the recipes practical and basic. There were several labeled as easy and fairly easy, which gave me the confidence to give them a try. I really enjoyed the history of cheese and other tips, such as storage, uses, yield, etc. This is an invaluable book for the beginner cheese maker. Experienced cheese makers would love it also. It's a beautiful book with excellent photography. I hope to see a series of cookbooks by this author.

This book is clearly written and easy to understand with very specific instructions. The pictures are beautiful and made me want to start pickling immediately. There is also a handy product source list at the back of the book.

I have a few criticisms, however. There were very few pickling recipes I was interested in trying. One asset of the book, the specific instructions, was also a detriment for the novice canner -- there was no information on how to vary the recipe to one's own taste. One benefit of the book promoted on the jacket was for meal recipes which coincided with the pickling recipes. These only covered a small number of the pickled products and I did not find them appealing.

I found this book to be very inspirational. I am a creative person in the kitchen by nature and this absolutely got my juices flowing. There are recipes from all sorts of ethnic cuisine, along with great stories and beautiful photography. I am giving this book to several friends for Christmas. If they're not adept at pickling, this is definitely the book that will get them started. Or it's a great to book to leave lying around the kitchen, just to get ideas and conversations flowing. This book is indespensible for the creative pickler. I can't wait to see what Ms. Ciletti does next!

GOT THIS AS A GIFT FOR MY MOM GREAT BOOK!! good illustrations and realistic recipies. great photos and sources for products needed to make the cheese. Some cheeses need equipment most don't. Very reasonably priced for the information contained in the book.probably the best of amazons suggested cheese books{I bought two} OK time to cut some cheese

I bought this book at the begining of this season with the hope of finding one or two recipes to help me use my large harvest of peppers. What I found instead were several recipes that were easy to follow, fresh and creative. My family really appreciated that they didn't have to eat peppers in the typical kabob and stuffed fashion that I usually make.