can I freeze cheese

knithryn

I often pick up grated cheese on offer (ie drastically reduced) and freeze it. That way you can take out just what you want for pizza toppings, sandwiches, jacket potatoes etc.
I have no problems freezing any hard cheese, but have never tried Brie etc.
Perhaps chop and wrap the cheeses into portions, so you don't have to take a whole block out and use it.

Barneysmom

It freezes quite well, it's fine.
I bought a big stack of Colliers Welsh when it was £2 in Tesco, and froze it all. I took a pack out of the freezer yesterday to use for sandwiches and on baked potato this week.

silligilli

I freeze cheddar types of cheese but haven't tried soft cheeses. I bought 4 X 400g packs for 69p each in Tesco last week, I cut them into 100g portions they defrost quickly and are a great way of taking advantage of offers.

Shysarah

Thanks all,

It is a good point if I don't freeze it now there is a high risk of it spoiling before I get to have my operation, plus seeing my favourite food i.e. cheese, in the fridge when I can't eat it is not nice :(

The open packs I have passed to my mum who joyfully took them and made me feel good as she gave me some chicken breasts yesterday, something I don't buy as so pricey.

Cheers folks :j

r.a.i.n.b.o.w

Got a pile of unused grated cheese - can it be frozen? Do I need to toss it in...flour? Or anything?

Thanks!:T

freyasmum

Yup, it'll freeze fine.

You can stick it in a bag and break it up a few times before it's totally frozen and that way you can just lift out a handful, rather than a big, stuck-together lump

LittleMissHappy_2

You should be fine to freeze it, although it will keep in the fridge (in a sandwich bag or something like that) for days. If you freeze it the texture may change, but it will taste the same. HTH x

LondonDreamer

I freeze grated cheddar all the time, as I never use a block fast enough (I'm lactose intolerant, so most of our meals are dairy free - just the odd bit of cheese on top of pasta for DH). Texture isn't great for anything where it won't be melted though, so I only use it for cooking.

If it was pre-grated, it may already have a bit of cornflour on it to stop it sticking. Otherwise, you may want to toss a bit in. You can also flash freeze it spread out on a tray before putting it in a bag. But I've frozen it without any flour and straight into a storage tub (prefer these to bags) and it's fine. Or nothing a few whacks won't fix anyway!

Dippypud

Yeah, I bought 1Kg of whoopsied grated cheddar today for £2.50, in Mr Ms.

I rebagged 2 x 250 gm. Put another 250 gm in a box for DD to take to Uni,(she's a veggie). All back in the freezer and the last 250 gm in a box in the fridge for sarnies or pizza.

elf06

I quite often buy Mr T's bags of value grated cheddar and decant it into a tub for freezing. I use it on top of HM pizza instead of mozz and use it straight from the tub. I also make cheese scones using red lec or similar (that I wouldnt normally use for sarnies or anything - just preference really) and I grate the whole block of that a stick it in the freezer in a tub aswell.