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You’ve done it!
You’ve made yummy Cheese. Now what do you do with all that whey?
What is Whey?
Whey is a yellow liquid that is sometimes clear and sometimes cloudy. It’s left over after milk has curdled and from making cheese. It is full of protein and has lots of vitamins and minerals. It’s simply good for you.
Whey is a by-product of cheese making and there is lots of it.
Out of 4 Litres of Store bought milk you will end up with approximately 3 Litres of whey! That’s a lot of whey, when you make cheese regularly and you probably will. Cheese making is an addictive hobby but in a good WHEY! (You heard it here first)!
There are two types of Whey: Sweet whey and Acid whey
Sweet whey comes from Cheese that has been curdled from Rennet and /or a culture has been added, such as traditional mozzarella, Gouda or Feta cheese and many more.
Acid whey comes from Cheese that has had an acid added to it to make the milk curdle such as vinegar or lemon. Quick Mozzarella or Farmers cheese are cheeses that produce acid whey.
Little miss Muffet sat on her Tuffet. Remember that? Well there really is a meaning to that lil rhyme!
15 Ideas of the different things you can do with Whey
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Use it in soups and stews where ever water is required. You will be adding more than flavor to your recipe!
2. Add it to your smoothies in the morning or anytime to get that added extra kick.
3. Freeze is for later use. When I have too much whey I put it in a Ziploc freezer bag and freeze it or into ice cube containers if I don’t have too much and then into a baggie.
4. Those frozen bags of whey make great Ice bags in a cooler for camping too!
5.We grow all our own vegies. Tomato plants love the acid in whey and the calcium too. If you garden water down your whey first and t then pour it at the base of your acid loving plants. We grow 6 types of berries and use whey for all of them. It’s best to use sweet whey f for your garden as acid whey, in bigger quantities can be harsh on our environment.
6. Marinate your meet! Yup that’s right. Put some whey in a baggie and add your spices then add the meat. Chicken steak or pork even salmon. The enzymes in whey help to breakdown the meat, leaving a softer texture and adding flavor.
7. Feed it to your dogs. It’s good for digestion and good for their coats too. Not too much at a time though. Just enough to water down their food and make it extra yummy. (When visiting a friend who has two of the nicest loving big dogs, I gave them a little too much whey and needless to say my friend was not so happy with me when the over flow of whey came back up all over her and her big chair.) She still loves me though lol
8. Use whey instead of water to cook your potatoes, pasta and rice.
9. You can use whey to make sauerkraut quicker than the traditional method. A ½ in the bottom of the jar will kick start your Kraut and make it taste delicious in 3 days.
10. Some livestock can benefit from whey too. Chicken love it when you soak their food in whey first. They gobble it up. Turkeys too lol
11. Whey has Lactic acid and what is that great for sluffing off old skin cells from our bodies. Sounds kind of gross but women love this beauty secret.
12. I use whey in my bathwater regularly and love it. Just ½ c. to 3 c. works great for me.
13. Ginger Honey and whey make a great heated drink when you have a nasty cold. It helps to boost the immune system and is easy to keep down when sick.
14. Use whey instead of water when making bread by hand or bread machine. It make the bread rise higher I swear.
15. Brine that bird. Yes. You can brine your turkey or chicken with whey. It makes the best tender and juicy turkey and chicken you will ever have.
