cheesemaking

cheesemaking means the production of cheese.

Why “cheesemaking” is a great word

The process or business of producing cheese. From the English 'cheese' (a food derived from milk) + 'making' (the act of forming, constructing, or producing). Unlike dairying, which encompasses the entire enterprise of milk and its products, or cheesemongery, which is the skilled trade of selling and aging cheese, cheesemaking is the deliberate alchemy of transformation. It is the rennet's quiet cut through the vat of warm milk, the humid funk of a cave where wheels rest on wooden racks, and the slow bloom of blue veins in a silent darkness—a craft dedicated to the civilized corruption of the pure, where grass is made concentrated, time made edible, and the farmer's calendar pressed into something you can slice.

Etymology

From cheese + making.

noun

The production of cheesee.g.“Next will be cheesemaking on Jan. 31, then creative cocktails on Feb. 7, coffee and cocoa on Feb. 14, and the basics of buying wine on Feb. 21.” — 2009 January 21, Florence Fabricant, “Dining Calendar”, in New York Times:

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Words closest in meaning

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cheesemaker 66% match — A person skilled in the art of making cheese vs cheesemaking →
cheesemongering 65% match — The trade of a cheesemonger, selling cheese. vs cheesemaking →
creammaking 64% match — The manufacture of cream. vs cheesemaking →
buttermaking 63% match — The manufacture of butter. vs cheesemaking →
affinage 62% match — The aging of cheese as part of its manufacture. vs cheesemaking →
cheesery 62% match — A bakery, cooking house, plant or other factory that specializes in making cheese. vs cheesemaking →
cheddaring 60% match — The stage of manufacturing Cheddar cheese and similar cheeses where the curd is cut into small pieces, often cubes, to drain the whey before being stacked and turned. vs cheesemaking →
cheeser 59% match — Someone who makes or sells cheese. vs cheesemaking →