TIME Under 5 minutes Extremely moist and creamy, like cottage cheese, with small, tender curds Immediate consumption while still warm Try i drizzled wit olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt and black pepper, or, for dessert, with honey and fruit 15 to 20 minutes Small, tender curds with a cottage cheese–like consistency; moist and Moist, savory application, such as adding to a lasagna or topping a At least 2 hours, or up to overnight (refrigerated) spreadable, but not runny pizza, or mixing into your pancak batter Large, dry, crumbly curds that can easily be molded into firm shapes Cakes and pasta, like ricotta cheesecake or ricotta gnocchi PASTEURIZED MILK U nless you’re buying your milk at a farm or squeezing it straight from the teats of your own herd, you’re getting pasteurized milk—milk that’s been heated in order to destroy bacteria and prolong ...At least 2 hours, or up to overnight (refrigerated) spreadable, but not runny pizza, or mixing into your pancak batter Large, dry, crumbly... gnocchi PASTEURIZED MILK U nless you’re buying your milk at a farm or squeezing it straight from the teats of your own herd, you’re getting pasteurized milk—milk that’s been heated in order to destroy bacteria and prolong