Milk And Freezing It

[Jeffrey Shaw]

According to the Co-op, many people don't know that you can keep milk longer by freezing it.

I did know that, although I don't think that it applies to full-fat milk. I freeze skimmed milk.

But is the Co-op also correct that it shouldn't be frozen in excess of a month- and, if so, why not?

SF members usually know everything, of course, so I thought that I'd ask and find out.

 

[The_DADDY]

18 minutes ago, Jeffrey Shaw said:

According to the Co-op, many people don't know that you can keep milk longer by freezing it.

I did know that, although I don't think that it applies to full-fat milk. I freeze skimmed milk.

But is the Co-op also correct that it shouldn't be frozen in excess of a month- and, if so, why not?

SF members usually know everything, of course, so I thought that I'd ask and find out.

 

I regularly freeze milk.. I'd say the longest I've frozen it was 6 months or so. Apparently it's best to only freeze it for a month but I've safely frozen it for much longer.

[Thirsty Relic]

can you freeze semi-skimmed?

[The_DADDY]

2 minutes ago, Thirsty Relic said:

can you freeze semi-skimmed?

You certainly can. It's mainly what I buy and freeze. I also have some frozen uht for milk related emergencies. 

 

[El Cid]

A relative freezes milk. Freezing it does something to it, when you add it to tea, it's not the same.

[Guest sibon]

I stick a pint in the freezer before I go on holiday. There’s nothing worse than getting home after a long journey to find that you can’t have a cuppa.

[PRESLEY]

36 minutes ago, sibon said:

I stick a pint in the freezer before I go on holiday. There’s nothing worse than getting home after a long journey to find that you can’t have a cuppa.

Why mess about freezing the milk, just freeze a cup of tea, so when you come back from your hols you will have a cup of ice tea ready and waiting. 

[hackey lad]

52 minutes ago, sibon said:

I stick a pint in the freezer before I go on holiday. There’s nothing worse than getting home after a long journey to find that you can’t have a cuppa.

How long does it take to thaw . Surely it would be quicker to nip to shop 

[Guest sibon]

18 minutes ago, PRESLEY said:

Why mess about freezing the milk, just freeze a cup of tea, so when you come back from your hols you will have a cup of ice tea ready and waiting. 

You are an absolute genius.

 

In fact, you’ve given me an idea. I could freeze a thermos full of tea, then it would still be hot when I defrosted it.

[Annie Bynnol]

Most fatty foods are perfectly safe to freeze at -20 for several months. 

However many fats and oils can chemically change affecting the flavour greatly- full fat milk, butter, cheese, ice cream, bacon, meats, oily fish etc.

Many foods will also lose moisture -this appears as frost on the inside of the packaging-this affects taste and texture.

We always have small frozen skimmed milk cartons and thaw them in cold water, and I am assured that it tastes fine in cereal even after several months.

 

Don't freeze rice for more than a month.