Has anyone ever frozen cheese? I often want to buy it in bulk but am not sure if it can be frozen.

I freeze grated cheese all the time. I buy when its on sale and I have coupons. I have never had a problem.:)

I freeze it all the time !!!!
It can sometimes get a little crumbly but, I have not have problems with it.......... CJ (homesteadMama) freezes cheese all the time too !!!!!

I freeze american cheese, and it is fine when take it out of the freezer. I have no idea how long it last in the freezer tho' but if you call you home extension office in your area they could tell you.

Tina

I keep mine in the freezer also. It works out great.

Thanks alot!! Food Lion- here I come!

I have only frozen shredded cheese and it tastes just fine.

Yup I freeze cheese all the time but only if it is grated. I find freezing it in a block, it tends to crumble into pieces when you take it out of the freezer.

I have about 75 lbs. of shredded mozzarella cheese in my freezer right now!!

Me too! I freeze cheddar, mozzarella and feta. I chop them (the grater is too fiddly and I'm lazy so I use the chopping blade) in the food processor into tiny crumbles and

then I package them into 2 cup portions using no name ziplock sandwich baggies.

Why? because once I froze the grated (chopped) cheese all together and had a terrible time chipping off what I needed.

One day I sat down to think, and realized most of my recipes call for 2 cups so why not kill 2 birds with one stone?????

I needed smaller packs so why not premeasure in the commonest amount that I need?

Small pre measured pkgs of frozen grated cheese now speed me on my way to: mac and cheese, homemade pizza, cheese biscuits, cheese sauce on cauliflower or broccoli or other veggies and several other recipes.

the feta I use in smaller quantities but mozza and cheddar are ideal in the 2 cup packs.

Oh and small FLAT packs are faster to freeze and FASTER TO THAW!

Freeze em flat and you will thank me if you've ever had to wait while the centre of a frozen ball of something is cooking on the outside, and still frozen in the middle.

Trust me with cheese this is NOT a good thing. Freeze in smaller baggies and freeze flat.

I like to use up the end of the 5 lb block I buy, before payday (when I buy a new block) by running it thru the food processor.

That way I can buy fresh and still always have nice cheese for slicing and good grated cheese in the freezer.

forgot to mention, those small flat packs, can be used almost right away.

Whack em a little and break them up, then use in whatever you are making. Works fine.

If I remember to thaw them in the fridge, fine, if not then WHACK AWAY!!!!

I've tested this often in my kitchen and I KNOW that you don't have to thaw ahead from experiance.

That was a great question that I have also been wondering. I am glad to know you can freeze it. Now I may buy more of it when it is on sale. :D

Cheese Biscuits:
Do your favourite biscuit recipe and add 1 cup frozen "grated" cheddar to each batch. Add the cheese and mix with the floury ingredients before adding the liquid.

Microwave Cheese Sauce:

Nuke 1 cup milk on high for 2 minutes

In a 4 cup glass bowl or measuring cup, put 2 TBSP of butter and nuke on high for 1 minute

Add 2 TBSP of flour and mix then nuke for 1-1/2 minutes on high.

Add the hot milk and whisk.

Nuke on high till bubbly.

Whisk 1 cup "grated" cheese into the hot white sauce

Add any salt and pepper or tabasco (I like a couple of drops) that you like for seasoning.

The cheese will melt right in. (I made it with frozen cheese straight from the freezer at supper this evening, and it melts just fine)

This is a thick smooth cheesy sauce with no lumps or scorching.

BTW this is white sauce by any other name if you leave out the cheese, and add the correct seasonings that you want.

IT WILL ALSO SUBSTITUTE NICELY FOR CREAM SOUP IN ANY RECIPE, AS LONG AS YOU ADD THE FLAVOURINGS YOU NEED

My experience has been the same. Grated cheese or broken up does well and so does american cheese slices. We bought two huge blocks of cheese. One swiss and one cheddar. The swiss was fine in smaller block form, but the cheddar was crumbly.

Sara

This is a must cause you never know when you will need cheese. I try to grate it cause it thaws better that way. But the other way is fine too, yeah just "whack away"

I buy the huge bags of shredded cheddar and mozzarella cheese at Sam's and break it down into smaller freezer baggies to freeze. I've never had any problems. :)

Another tip: If you purchase the cheese in blocks, rather than already grated, and grate it or shred it yourself, it costs less. It does take a bit of work, but the savings are worth it!!

Originally posted by homestead mamma
Another tip: If you purchase the cheese in blocks, rather than already grated, and grate it or shred it yourself, it costs less. It does take a bit of work, but the savings are worth it!!


Just wanted to add that this is where a price book comes in handy. It is actually cheaper here at Sam's to buy the already shredded bags of cheese opposed to the blocks. :)