Mozarella - freezing?

nursemolly

just bought a large piece of mozzerella cheese reduced
can i freeze it??
cheers
molly

tawnyowls

Yep, I do it all the time. Would advise grating it beforehand, then you can just use what you need each time.

Ruby_Pudding

It freezes really well - I do it all the time

leesmithg

mollytrundle wrote:

just bought a large piece of mozzerella cheese reduced
can i freeze it??
cheers
molly

Of course, my chest freezer is full of reduced items from the supermarkets.

I like to freeze cheese especially as it matures it quicker and it starts to crumble giving it a mature flavour.

Just to add, whenever you're in the supermarket check the section where the reduced items are as there is a lot of goods that can be frozen.

Pizza's, meat, cheese, butter, margerine, cakes, breads, vegetables, cream etc.

However I would not freeze potatoes, leave that to the experts.

Heth_2

I seem to remember that people on here have successfully frozen mozzarella cheese? I got 4 reduced organic ones today, too good a bargain to miss, but how do I freeze them? In the bag, or remove from bag? As a ball, grated?
Cheers.

Peem

hi

I got a load from Lidl recently.

I just bunged them in the freezer in the bags - are coming out fine - defrost in a couple of hours on the bunker.

Swan_2

like Peem, I got a load from Lidl when they were 28p & just chuck them in, bag water & all

I never thought of freezing them 'as a ball'
I might give that a try next time, they'd take up less space in the freezer & possibly defrost faster

you could grate it first & freeze it loose in a tub if you think you might only want a tablespoon or two at a time & a whole one would be too much

Ruby_Pudding

Yeah, I freeze it all the time too. As long as you allow it to defrost naturally it retains it's original flavour so it's great for using in a salad

Swan_2

Ruby_Pudding wrote:

Yeah, I freeze it all the time too. As long as you allow it to defrost naturally it retains it's original flavour so it's great for using in a salad

I defrosted one in the micro yesterday, wasn't paying attention & the liquid boiled :rolleyes:
fortunately I was using in in a Hash Brown Casserole, so it being warmed up a bit didn't matter too much

waterlilyann

Swan wrote:

I was using in in a Hash Brown Casserole, so it being warmed up a bit didn't matter too much

oooh....what's a "Hash Brown Casserole"??? Sounds yummy!! Can I be cheeky and ask for a recipe please?:o