• The Mediterranean Christmas Gift Set, a cheese making kit gift set: The Mediterranean Cheese Making Kit and Galloway Lodge Christmas Chutney on a bamboo cheese board
  • The Mediterranean Cheese Making Kit box
  • The Mediterranean Cheese Making Kit in front of a wrapped Christmas present
  • What's in The Mediterranean Cheese Making Kit: citric acid, organic sea salt, herbs, vegetarian rennet, basket mould, thermometer, muslin and recipe book
  • Galloway Lodge Christmas Chutney 200g, included in The Mediterranean Christmas Gift Set
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The Mediterranean Christmas Gift Set

The Mediterranean Christmas Gift Set

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  • 5 Mediterranean cheeses · 20 batches
  • Galloway Lodge Christmas Chutney and a 40cm bamboo board
  • Your first cheese in about an hour

Order by 18 December for Christmas · No prices on the despatch note

What's in the gift set

  • The Mediterranean Cheese Making Kit (5 cheeses, 20 batches)
  • Galloway Lodge Christmas Chutney 200g
  • Bamboo cheese board, 40 x 12.5cm
  • In the kit: thermometer, muslin, basket cheese mould, herbs and a recipe book

What you'll need

  • Whole milk (blue top is fine)
  • Unhomogenised 'Gold Top' milk, for the Cypriot style cheese
  • Goat's milk and live full-fat yoghurt, for the Greek style cheese
  • Double cream, for the mascarpone
  • A large, deep stainless steel pan with a lid (not aluminium, non-stick or copper)
  • A large slotted spoon
  • A long knife
  • A colander
  • A glass bowl
  • Rubber gloves, for the mozzarella
  • Two plastic chopping boards, for the Greek style cheese
  • A microwave is optional

See how it works, step by step

The cheeses you'll make

  • Mozzarella: About an hour
  • Ricotta: About an hour
  • Mascarpone: About an hour, then overnight in the fridge
  • Cypriot style cheese: A few hours, best the next day
  • Greek style cheese: A few days

Rough times. The recipe book has the details.

About this gift set

A long lunch in a box.

For anyone who'd rather be on a terrace in the sun. Five fresh cheeses from around the Mediterranean, mozzarella, ricotta, mascarpone, Cypriot style cheese and Greek style cheese, plus a jar of Galloway Lodge Christmas Chutney and a 40cm bamboo board to serve it all on.

Why it's the one to give

  • 20 batches of fresh cheese, so it keeps on giving well past Christmas
  • Their first cheese is ready in about an hour
  • Everything for a festive cheeseboard in one box

Delivery and shelf life

Free mainland UK delivery over £40, otherwise £4.95. Delivery takes 2–4 working days. Order by 18 December for Christmas.

Prices are never shown on the despatch note, so you can send it straight to the person you're buying for.

Cheese kit shelf life: At least 12 months

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Good to know

What milk do I need?

Most cheeses work with whole blue top milk. For the Cypriot style cheese, use unhomogenised 'Gold Top' milk, available in most supermarkets. The Greek style cheese needs goat's milk and a little live full-fat yoghurt, and the mascarpone uses double cream.

What do I need at home?

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. A microwave is optional.

How long does each cheese take?

Mozzarella and ricotta take about an hour. Mascarpone takes about an hour, then sets overnight in the fridge. The Cypriot style cheese takes a few hours and is best the next day, and the Greek style cheese takes a few days.

How long does the homemade cheese keep?

About 5 days in the fridge, depending on how much salt you add. Greek style cheese keeps 2 to 3 days dry in the fridge, or up to 3 months under olive oil.

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