How to store cheese

lilac_lady

I freeze cheese and it turns out ok. I wrap mine in silver foil rather than plastic wrapping. I personally don't eat cheese that has a bit of mould on it but the birds in my garden don't seem to mind it!

Bigjenny

I have frozen cheese sucessfully. It tends to be a bit crumbly after freezing but it doen't affect the taste.

HTH

Agapanthus

Cheddar cheese freezes fine for a few months. Things that are high in fat sometimes develop a taint after a while - bacon is particularly bad for this - but I've never had a problem with cheese.

It'll keep quite a long time in a sealed packet in the fridge, even without freezing. Remember it's been ageing for months before you buy it, so it can stand a little more!

aliadds

I'd probably grate it and freeze it! Then you can just use what you want from the freezer as and when!

BitterAndTwisted

I always buy cheddar cheese when it's on special offer, like three or four 400 gramme packages at a time. I just pop them in the bottom of the fridge unopened and even if they're a couple of months past their "best by" date I've never had mould on them, ever

valk_scot

I buy cheese when I see it at a good price, grate it and freeze it in 8oz bags. It keeps for ages and tastes fine when defrosted.

foxgloves

It's fine to freeze cheese. I tend to cut it into smaller portions as we are both real cheese hogs, but I find that wrapping individual chunks of it in foil then putting them all in a freezer bag works well and there's no problems thawing & using it.

BeeBeeBee_3

I agree with grating and freezing - it's really useful to grab as much as you need and use it in cooking... works for everything inc cheese sauces, pasta, cheese on toast...

jenster

same here often buy cheese on offer
- xmas was a fine example the supermarkets had quite a few large chunks they were hoping to flog as christmas cheese - i got 2 blocks mature strong both previously priced up at over a tenner for 2quid each

brought it home grated and froze - still using it now for tops of shep pies pasta bake ect -

babyshoes

We used to buy cheese in giant blocks from a wholesaler in South Africa when we were students there - I think they were about 1.5-2Kg. It was always fine when we grated it up and froze it in old ice-cream tubs, but it does tend to go crumbly so best not frozen in blocks.