Definition of RENNET

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Recent Examples on the Web But there are a few cheeses that need no rennet and require practically no labor at all. — Daniel Neman, Twin Cities, "Homemade cheese? No whey!," 31 July 2019 Most cheeses require rennet, an enzyme found in the stomach of cows (and sheep and goats). — Daniel Neman, Twin Cities, "Homemade cheese? No whey!," 31 July 2019 Where, in combination with the wild bacteria forever in our air (and even the air of an empty calf’s stomach), the rennet native there further coagulated and firmed the curds into the first cheese. — Bill St. John, The Denver Post, "How to manage food mishaps in the kitchen," 31 July 2019 The rennet helps start the coagulation process, turning milk into curds. — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, "Connected to the Craft," 3 Dec. 2018 The rennet addition is so exacting that Beecher’s uses a scale measuring to the tenth of a gram. — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, "Connected to the Craft," 3 Dec. 2018 Real cheese as it’s been made for thousands of years is made with milk, rennet, and salt, and that’s it. — Alex Van Buren, Health.com, "What Is Vegan Cheese Exactly—and Should You Be Eating It?," 29 Mar. 2018 Organic vegetable rennet is available in an eyedrop-size bottle in the refrigerator case at Mom’s. — Grace Dickinson, Philly.com, "Beyond bugs: 12 unique (and strange) ingredients at Mom's Organic Market and what to do with them," 16 May 2018 Because an acid like vinegar or lemon juice is used to create the curds (rennet serves that purpose in most cheese), paneer retains its shape when heated. — Eric Velasco, AL.com, "Where to get the best Indian paneer dishes in Birmingham," 19 Oct. 2017

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“Rennet.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rennet. Accessed 24 January 2020.

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