FAQs

Order by 18 December for Christmas delivery. We deliver in 2–4 working days, so the earlier the better.

Mainland UK delivery is £4.95, or free when you spend over £40. Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey are a flat £8. Orders arrive in 2–4 working days, by Royal Mail or FedEx depending on weight.

Not at the moment. We aren't shipping internationally or to the EU just now.

Yes. If you change your mind, you can return it within 14 days of receiving your order. If anything arrives damaged, wrong or not as described, we'll refund or replace it. See Delivery and returns for the details.

Yes. Vegetarian rennet, a thermometer, citric acid, organic sea salt and butter muslin are all in our supplies range.

Yes, send it straight to them. We never show prices on the despatch note.

Yes. Add gift wrap and a printed gift message, from £2.50.

The Ultimate Cheese Making Kit is our best seller and Grace Dent's pick: 10 cheeses and 40 batches. For a dairy-free foodie, try The Big Vegan Cheese Making Kit.

Yes. Each gift set is one of our kits plus a few delicious extras, from £27.50.

Yes. No experience needed. The recipe book takes you through each cheese, and you can make your first cheese in about an hour. Everything's in the box: just add milk.

Whole milk, a large deep stainless steel pan with a lid (not aluminium, non-stick or copper), a large slotted spoon, a long knife, a colander and a glass bowl. Rubber gloves help with mozzarella, and a microwave is optional. See How it works.

Mozzarella and ricotta take about an hour. Crowdie, queso blanco, goat's cheese and paneer take an hour or two. Cypriot style cheese takes a few hours and is best the next day, labneh takes a day or two, and Greek style cheese takes a few days.

Yes, it's fun for adults and kids, but children shouldn't make cheese unsupervised because of the hot milk.

Don't throw it away. Use it in bread, pizza dough, soup or smoothies.

Most cheeses work with whole blue top milk. For the Cypriot style cheese, use unhomogenised 'Gold Top' milk, available in most supermarkets. Goat's cheese needs goat's milk, and labneh needs full-fat yoghurt.

Yes. The Big Vegan Cheese Making Kit makes 6 dairy-free cheeses. Just add nuts and almond milk.

Yes, it's a microbial vegetarian rennet in tablet form. Once opened, you can freeze it for up to 5 years.

Every kit keeps for at least 12 months, so you can buy early. Once made, your cheese keeps for about 5 days in the fridge, depending on how much salt you add.

Yes. Our Wallace & Gromit kits are officially licensed.

Cheeses of the World (11 fresh cheeses, 20 batches), Mozzarella & Ricotta (12 batches) and Squeaky Moon Cheese (12 batches). Shop Wallace & Gromit.

A squeaky grilling cheese. The same kit also makes Moon Rocks cheese curds.

At least 12 months, so you can buy early for birthdays and Christmas.