MILTON-FREEWATER — Jeff Adams likes people, especially people who like cheese.
Sharing his love of coagulated milk makes Adams happy — well evidenced with a broad and frequent grin.
Walla Walla Cheese Co. co-owner Jeff Adams checks the acidity of milk on Sunday, May 21, 2023, as he demonstrates cheese making to a class at his Milton-Freewater business.
In a 260-gallon tank, the milk used to teach cheese making on Sunday, May 21, 2023, reaches the curd stage after a few hours of being slowing heated and added to.
Walla Walla Cheese Co. cheesemonger Michelle Morgan explains types of cheese on Sunday, May 21, 2023, to Doug Follett, left. Follet and his two daughters were eager students at the Milton-Freewater business’s cheese-making class.
Jeff Adams stacks slabs of cheddar cheese to show the process to his students on Sunday, May 21, 2023. The portion that develop as a traditional hard wheel of cheese will age 90 days at Walla Walla Cheese Co. in Milton-Freewater.
Spicy cheddar curds are on the menu for students Sunday, May 21, 2023, as part of the swag the group of eight took home after a day of a cheese-making class in Milton-Freewater.
Phillip and Kayla Marker on Sunday, May 21, 2023, mark their 12th anniversary at Walla Walla Cheese Co.’s class by cutting cheese curds.

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