The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin

Contents

preface ix acknowledgments xi Introduction 3 The Masters of Green County 15 Bruce Workman 20 The Buholzer Brothers 25 Je¤ Wideman and Paul Reigle 30 Jim Meives 36 Steve Stettler 39 Myron Olson and Jamie Fahrney 42 The Masters of Southwestern Wisconsin 49 Tom Torkelson 54 Sid Cook 61 Robert Wills 65 Doug Peterson 69 Jake Ni¤enegger 72 Thomas Jenny 75 Richard Glick 78 Gary Grossen 81 The Masters of Southeastern Wisconsin 85 Joe Widmer 89 Kurt Heitmann and Ken DeMaa 95 contents !@ Je¤ Mattes 100 Ken Nett 103 Kerry Henning 106 The Masters of Northeastern Wisconsin 111 Gianni To¤olon 115 Duane Petersen 120 Larry Steckbauer 123 Jim Demeter and Daniel Stearns 126 Gregg Palubicki 131 Terry Lensmire 134 Carie Wagner and Tom Blauert 137 Roger Krohn 142 David Metzig 145 The Masters of Northwestern Wisconsin 149 Scott Erickson 153 Richard Wold 157 Randy LaGrander 160 Bruce Willis and Steven Tollers 164 John Moran 169 Vern Kind 172 David Lindgren 175 Other Masters 179 glossary of cheesemaking terms 183 wisconsin cheese on the web 185 sources 187 index 189 ...