- You guys, today I'm going to show you how to freeze cheese
and how to avoid the biggest mistake when freezing cheese,
which means it becomes a block.
Check this out.
Welcome to another how-to-freeze video,
where we're making our food last as long as possible.
And today I'm going to show you how to freeze cheese
the right way, so you don't get this.
Okay, guys.
So if you want to know
can you freeze these single wrapped cheese slices,
the answer is, I heard you can,
but they do change when you thaw 'em out,
so I don't recommend it.
Plus, they last forever.
So I don't really know why you'd wanna freeze these.
But cheese sticks, however,
I always keep these in the freezer.
I actually have another video on this channel,
showing you why I freeze 'em to pack them in a school lunch,
so that they don't get all mushy at lunchtime.
So freezing these is a really great idea.
The other cheese that I freeze,
these are actually goat cheese balls.
I take goat cheese,
and I make it into balls, and I freeze it,
or you can also freeze an entire goat cheese log,
and then thaw out and reuse any way you would.
This is sliced fresh mozzarella cheese
that I've also frozen to use for pizzas.
The biggest mistake, one of them is that
now they are all frozen into a block,
because I didn't lay them out on a parchment paper
or on a sheet pan, froze them first,
and then threw them in the bag.
So if you're just gonna throw a bunch of cheese in a bag
and freeze it, you'd better use it all at once,
because you're gonna have a big blob of cheese slices.
Another cheese that is great to freeze
is your shredded cheddar cheese
or any of these shredded cheeses.
They freeze great, you can use 'em.
But I don't recommend you freeze them in a large bag.
I'm about to show you the biggest mistake
with freezing shredded cheese.
But this shredded cheese is not just cheese.
It does have added potato starch and powdered solos
to prevent caking, which is great, also for freezing.
So it doesn't stick together like 100% mozzarella.
So this will freeze great.
Now the other cheese that you can freeze
is your block of cheese.
I've got a one-pound block.
This, for me, is like two pizza nights.
So what I typically do is I cut this in half,
wrap it or stick it in a zip bag and freeze it.
So you can definitely freeze blocks of cheese entirely.
But the thing is is that before you go out to the store
and hoard cheese, like I just bought this,
and it's best used by August, and we're in March.
So it could stay in your fridge for a very long time.
Now, if you're trying to conserve fridge space,
that's a different story.
Now sliced cheese,
cheese that you bought already sliced for sandwiches,
like this one, you cannot freeze it just like this
because you will get a block of frozen slices.
So if you wanted to freeze this,
you need to lay out each slice on a parchment paper
or a silicone mat, freeze it like that,
and then transfer them to a zip bag.
But before you go out and freak out about,
let me stock up on cheese and freeze it,
make sure you check the expiration date.
Most cheese will always have about three or six months
past the date of purchase.
So check that out.
Other helpful how-to-freeze videos,
if you're just trying to stock up your fridge
and make sure your food lasts longer,
are on this channel and at the end of this video.
You can also check the description box below,
with easy cheesy recipes, and while you're down there,
click that red button.
A new video comes out every single week.
Sometimes two, if I'm quarantined.
See you soon.
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