Glassblowing but with cheese

October 29, 2020 2:10 PM

I would like to see a glassblower doing something interesting with cheese, please.
posted by aniola to Grab Bag (10 answers total)

Cheese bubbles? Is this something you saw in Wisconsin?
posted by AugustWest at 2:45 PM on October 29, 2020 [3 favorites]

I could probably blow something with a can of aerosol cheese but I'm not going to.
posted by Mr. Yuck at 3:01 PM on October 29, 2020 [2 favorites]

Would you accept a glass chicken instead?
posted by EllaEm at 3:02 PM on October 29, 2020

Guys the request was perfectly clear. https://youtu.be/qySSFG1icl4
posted by sixswitch at 3:10 PM on October 29, 2020 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: When I cook just cheese in the pan, it makes a layer of browned cheese that is malleable for a few seconds when I remove it from the pan.

So I figure there has to be at least one video of a glassblower doing something with cheese! I know blowing sugar is a thing.
posted by aniola at 4:06 PM on October 29, 2020 [2 favorites]

I think it's a good question. Unfortunately the cheese making problems known as "early blowing" and "late blowing" make this hard to search for. But if you want some science and history on that — wow there is some good stuff available.
posted by SaltySalticid at 4:51 PM on October 29, 2020 [1 favorite]

Galalith, made from casein (“Casein is the main protein of milk, especially in coagulated form as in cheese. The name comes from the Latin caseus : Cheese) looks a lot like glass.
posted by 15L06 at 4:58 PM on October 29, 2020 [1 favorite]

This is the best askme I’ve ever seen.
posted by degoao at 6:56 PM on October 29, 2020 [14 favorites]

Response by poster: Reminder: Emphasis on glassblowers doing interesting things with cheese, please.
posted by aniola at 8:12 PM on October 29, 2020

This guy is a chef, but the mozarella balloons look like glass (you tube)
posted by 15L06 at 7:04 AM on October 30, 2020 [4 favorites]