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How Is Cheese Made?
If Wisconsin was a country, it would rank fourth in the world in cheese production.
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How Does Milk Become Cheese?
There's good bacteria and there's bad bacteria.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
The Chemistry Behind the Perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Science has a lot to do with the perfect, gooey grilled cheese.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
The Science Behind Cheese Making
Cheese comes from milk—but it's not that simple.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
How Is Gorgonzola Cheese Made?
Genuine Gorgonzola cheese bears a G printed on its packaging.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Why Does Some Cheese Have Holes?
Learn how cheese is made, including how holes form in certain types of cheese.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Why Does Pizza Taste So Good?
There's science behind your favorite food.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
How Bacteria “Blow” Holes in Swiss Cheese
Learn from an affineur (who oversees the maturing of cheese) about how the...
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Images

Romano cheese
Romano cheese.
Brian D. Palormo/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
The cheese-making process
Cheese production, step-by-step.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Bel Paese cheese
Bel Paese cheese.
J.R. Freeman & Co. Ltd./Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Brie cheese
Brie cheese.
J.R. Freeman & Co. Ltd./Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Camembert cheese
Camembert cheese.
J.R. Freeman & Co. Ltd./Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Cheese curds
Cheese curds rolling along a conveyor belt in preparation for being cut, stirred,...
© Photos.com/Jupiterimages
cheese making: curds
Cheese curds moving along a conveyor belt in preparation for being cut, stirred,...
© Photos.com/Jupiterimages
Cheshire cheese
Cheshire cheese.
J.R. Freeman & Co. Ltd./Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Danbo with seeds
Danbo with seeds.
Graphic House/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
gammelost cheese
Gammelost cheese.
J.R. Freeman & Co. Ltd./Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Gruyère cheese
Gruyère cheese.
J.R. Freeman & Co. Ltd./Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
kashkaval cheese
Kashkaval, a variation of caciocavallo cheese.
Brian D. Palormo/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Lancashire cheese
Lancashire cheese.
J.R. Freeman & Co. Ltd./Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Liederkranz cheese
Liederkranz cheese.
Brian D. Palormo/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Limburger cheese
Limburger cheese.
Brian D. Palermo/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Neufchâtel cheese
Neufchâtel cheese.
J.R. Freeman & Co. Ltd./Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Parmesan cheese
Parmesan cheese.
J.R. Freeman & Co. Ltd./Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Reblochon cheese
Reblochon cheese.
J.R. Freeman & Co. Ltd./Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Roquefort cheese
Roquefort cheese.
J.R. Freeman & Co. Ltd./Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
sapsago cheese
Sapsago cheese.
Brian D. Palormo/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Tilsit cheese
Tilsit cheese.
J.R. Freeman & Co. Ltd./Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Trappist cheese
Trappist cheese.
Brian Palormo/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.