can I freeze cheese

ET03

local shop often downprices cheese on sell by date
so could I freeze it?

Ted_Hutchinson

YES but don't expect it to be as good when defrosted. It tastes fine (provinding it's not left in too long) but the texture may be a bit crumbly when defrosted.
So if it's cheap enough to buy for grating and cooking I'd get some.

I usually grate mine in 4oz or 8oz bags for using in cheese sauce, cauliflower cheese etc more or less straight from the freezer.

culpepper

When we first went to Costco I bought a huge lump of cheese and cut it into slabs and froze it.
Later I discovered ,if I wrapped the whole block in clingfilm and kept it in the fridge,it would just keep anyway.So long as it is cool and no air can get to it,it seems to be fine.

Glad

I've also frozen cheese from costco
I find it best wrapped in foil and then placed in a freezer bag

Squidgy

I never have any problems freezing cheese. I often buy double the quantity I need, get them to cut it in half and wrap it seperatly at the deli then just chuck it in the freezer.

pol

I always keep grated cheese in the freezer. I usually buy a big block when it's on offer, grate it and keep it in a bag. Just remember to shake a couple of times during freezing to stop it sticking together.

I just take out a handful when I make quiche or cheese pie, it's great for a quick cheese on toast too or topping pasta. I do find that the the harder cheeses freeze best though (red leicester, cheddar, double gloucester).

pol

trafalgar_2

You can freeze almost any cheese for up to three months but as Ted said it does alter the texture..................but don't freeze cottage cheese:D

sooz

pol wrote:

I always keep grated cheese in the freezer. I usually buy a big block when it's on offer, grate it and keep it in a bag. Just remember to shake a couple of times during freezing to stop it sticking together.

I just take out a handful when I make quiche or cheese pie, it's great for a quick cheese on toast too or topping pasta. I do find that the the harder cheeses freeze best though (red leicester, cheddar, double gloucester).

pol

me too. also find it really handy to add some grated, still frozen, cheese to my son's hot food....extra dairy/calcium, and it cools down his shepherds pie, pasta, etc faster.

squeaky

A bit of grated cheese added to a hot chilli takes the edge off the spices too. In fact any dairy product does.

SomersetPrincess

Just my vote for freezing cheese too - I stock up when I do a monthly shop, lop it up into chunks and freeze it. It does become a bit crumbly but we still use it in sandwiches.

greenlogo

I don't know if it's true or not, but I was always told that you needed to grate cheese for it to freeze evenly due to the high fat content?