Is it possible to store cheese in the freezer: housewives share their experience

Buying cheese in large volumes, you risk forgetting about it, and then on the shelf of the refrigerator to see a surprise - a dried up or even spoiled bar of an expensive product. If there is too much cheese, try storing it in the freezer. Some varieties of the product will live perfectly frozen for several extra months. And it’s also a convenient way to always have on hand a blank for pizza and other dishes.

What cheeses in the freezer spoil

Ready cheese is not stored for a long time, the shelf life in the refrigerator varies from 1 to 2 weeks, depending on the consistency of the product. Low temperatures of the freezer affect the shape and taste of the product, but this is the lesser of evils, because the shelf life increases by several months.

The hostess must understand that it is no longer possible to cut an even snack out of frozen bars of cheese. The structure becomes more loose, to cut the product without crumbs will not work.

There are also varieties to which freezing is contraindicated. These are almost all soft varieties of creamy and curd cheese:

• ricotta
• feta;
• mascarpone;
• feta cheese
• Philadelphia;
• homemade curd cheeses;
• not suitable for freezing processed cheese product.

Can withstand freezing

Hard varieties, as well as semi-solid, feel free to store in the freezer. There they will not lose their taste and aroma. These types include:

• gouda;
• Cheddar;
• Parmesan;
• edam;
• Dutch;
• brie;
• Camembert and others

Some housewives successfully freeze soft cheeses for a couple of months: suluguni, feta cheese, etc. To do this, they fill the whetstone with brine or whole whey and put it in the freezer.

How much can you store different cheeses in the freezer

The freezer well extends the shelf life of products. Even with standard –18 degrees, the cheese will last 3-4 months. If you use lower temperatures, cheeses will last longer, but do not forget that the cold harms the product.

Important nuance
The larger the cheese, the longer it is stored. A whole bar will remain edible for up to six months, cheese plates - 3 months, chips - a month and a half.

How to chop for storage + methods of using cheese

This item contains both a compilation of strict rules and some interesting storage experiments. The farm will come in handy all the tips.

A few important rules for storing hard cheese in the freezer:

1. Be sure to pack the product, otherwise it will be airy and will absorb foreign odors. Use sealed plastic containers, sheet of foil, parchment.
2. By the way, it is better to place cheese in a separate compartment of the freezer, away from fish, meat and other products with a pronounced smell.
3. Mark on the packaging with cheese the date of placement in the freezer so as not to forget about the product and accidentally not to use it at the end of its shelf life.
4. Never freeze again.
5. Do not put different types of cheese in one package so that their smells do not mix.
6. If the purchased cheese is already wrapped in a plastic bag, then you do not need to replace it with a new one. This is especially true for elite varieties of blue cheese.
7. Do not try to store an expired product at low temperatures.

Tip
Do not buy expensive cheeses with mold in large quantities, although the freezer allows you to store them for a long time, yet their quality is noticeably reduced.

How to chop cheese for storage, different ways:

1. The most convenient form of freezing is cubes. They are then used in different types of dishes: soups, salads, pastries.
2. Whole cheese is cut into pieces of 250-500 g.
3. The difficulty of storing cheese with plates 1-1.5 cm thick is that the pieces stick together. The method is long, but it does take place: just make partitions between the parchment plates.
4. Try freezing grated cheese. It is distributed in portions over packets, squeezed out all the air, fixed (well, if there is a fastener). Another option is to make grated cheese from an already thawed whole whetstone.

To the issue of defrosting
It should happen gradually. First remove the product and transfer it to the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. After a few hours, remove the cheese from the appliance and let it thaw on the table. The more uniform the thawing process takes place, the more the cheese will look close to the original.

Important
purityis.decorexpro.com/en/ magazine draws the attention of its readers that after thawing hard cheese should be used within a week, but better - in the first three days. That is why it is worth freezing the product portionwise.

Now about the main thing: how to use defrosted cheese further? Appetizers from it no longer look so aesthetically pleasing, so distribute the fermented milk product among hot sandwiches, sandwiches, chips will be useful for filling pizza or pasta, the cubes will quickly dissolve in cheese soup.

Buy cheese for your pleasure and enjoy the taste longer than the manufacturer prescribes. Freezing can significantly extend the shelf life of the product.