What are some food items that can be frozen?

[Tink-n-MrIncredible]

What are some food items that can be frozen? Has anyone ever froze milk or cheese? What else are some items that can be frozen?

 

[*pixie*dust*]

I freeze grated cheese all the time. It work great.

 

[dthogue]

I was wondering about egg beaters and lunch meat?

 

[I*heart*MickeyMouse]

I wouldn't freeze cheese, I think the texture would be off once it thawed out. I haven't done it, but friends have frozen milk. From what they say once it thaws it will be a little separated and you'll have to shake/stir it up but it will still taste the same.

I freeze a lot, and would freeze more if I didn't have a dinky small side-by-side fridge-freezer!!

My grocery store often has their bread buy one get one free (it's like the fancy Arnold type bread, whole wheat no high fructose corn syrup) and since it's pricey I always take advantage of the sale when they do!

 

[3goofyboys]

I freeze cheese all the time. I grate it first and then use it on things like pizza or casseroles. I've never had a problem with the texture, but maybe that's because it's always melted when I eat it.

 

[doclegler]

We tried to freeze chocolate milk, but it really separated and didn't taste so good. I would avoid that one!

 

[pixiewings71]

Frozen milk does not thaw well, it's nasty. If you were going to use it in cooking you could probably get away with it but I wouldn't try to drink it.

I freeze cheese all the time, grate it and freeze it, we eat it on everything after and it's always fine. I also freeze bread, homemade spaghetti sauce, I prep fruits for desserts (ie apple pie) and freeze them, you can freeze wine in ice cube trays and when you're cooking toss in one or two for your wine, that's really fast and easy.

 

[beansmom]

cheese freezes well, the harder the cheese, the better it freezes. Cream cheese does not freeze well, it's grainy when you thaw it but useable for frostings, dips, cooking.

I never tried milk but you can freeze eggs. Just google 'how to freeze eggs'.

 

[simonsmom]

I always freeze sliced american cheese. I buy it in bulk at BJ's and then divide it up and freeze. no change in consistency.I freeze grated cheese also and sometimes milk. the milk takes forever to thaw though and takes up too much room so it's not worth it for us. I also freeze extra loaves of sliced bread -just double bag them!

 

[pal-mickey]

Does any one know if you can freeze ricotta?

 

[Katy Belle]

When I lived overseas I froze milk a lot, because the stores would run out and it expired faster than here, fewer preservatives. Some brands tasted better after thawing.
I freeze mozzarella, cheddar, but have never tried ricotta.

 

[MSSANDRA]

I think most things are safe to freeze but it is just whether you like the frozen resut or not. My mom freezes milk all the time but i will not drink it. I do not like frozen white loaf bread but freeze homemaid fuit type breads and muffins all the time. I am fine with cheese. Sometimes in the winter I do a "soup bowl" in my freezer and toss in what ever little bits of well cooled leftovers ( roast, chicken, veggies, tomato sauce, pasta etc) and thaw it out, add whatever it "needs" and stick it in the crock -pot for free soup!!!iIt is always yummy!

 

[Jen_in_NH]

Cheese is OK to freeze to use for cooking, but the texture is funny for just eating it. I did freeze ricotta once, but it came out really grainy.

I freeze bread a lot - I buy a 3 pack, and then freeze two of the loaves. If they're only in the freezer for a week or so, it's OK. Much longer, and it gets dry.

 

[thebeesknees]

I freeze yeast, as well. I buy the big 2 lb. package at Sam's, take out enough to fill one of those small jars and keep the jar in the fridge. The rest stays in the freezer until it's time for a refill. I've frozen it up to a year before and it still works fine (prrof it before using if you have any doubts). I also freeze homemade waffles, homemade uncrustables, bagels, muffins, grated cheese, meat and veggie leftovers for soup, berries I know we won't use in time (don't rinse them first; rinse when you pull them out of the freezer and are ready to use), bread crumbs made from the heels of the loaf, grated zucchini for muffins, pumpkin puree for muffins, and yogurt for smoothies

 

[Green Tea]

Yes, lunch meat can be frozen. I think someone asked that.

 

[mhsjax]

I am really picky about bread. How do you freeze it and more importantly, how do you thaw it? I refuse to eat bread that is cold. I know people do this, but I am the type of person that won't even make my kids lunches until that morning. I hate to put it in the fridge the night before, YUCK

 

[kwitcherkicken99]

Grated cheeses do okay frozen (it's where I keep our "fresh" parm). Sliced, processed cheeses don't hold up so well. They disentigrate upon chewing and it's a nasty texture (ILs do that all the time... only place DS WON'T eat cheese).

I generally freeze my meats, not much else. I try to do fresh as often as possible.

That being said, anything that doesn't reheat well (pasta, rice, bread) I would avoid freezing. Everything is fair game.

 

[tlbwriter]

Right now, in addition to the usual meats, veggies and popsicles, my freezer has bacon, cooked rice, chicken stock (in 1/2 cup portions because I never finish a carton before it expires), wine for cooking (ditto), bread crumbs, chopped onions, pancakes (such a hassle to make them, so I make extra and freeze them), and spaghetti sauce.

 

[TiffanyK]

I freeze wine. We don't drink wine, but I like to cook with it and I don't want to waste a whole bottle if I only need 1/2 cup. I freeze it in zip top bags and put them in an old yogurt container to keep them upright. They don't freeze solid, so they thaw really quick on the counter while I prep the rest of the meal.

 

[mousefanmichelle]

I freeze milk and it is fine - I think there is a time line on freezing milk thou and 3 months, I think, is the longest you should freeze it for. I tried to freeze sour cream and that didn't work - it was disgusting!
I freeze pancakes, zuccuni, chili, speghetti sauce, lasagna, stuffed cabbage, sauerkraut (all pre-cooked) I freeze sausage, bacon, whatever I can. Like I said the worst one was the sour cream - just sick!