OT Completely: Freezing cheese?

Is it possible to freeze shredded cheese and then thaw it
successfully? I know that cheese is frozen on pizza and in lasagna and
other dishes. But what about a bag of shredded cheese? Last shopping
trip resulted in a 6 pound bag of Mozzarella, which is about 4 pounds
more than we can eat before it goes bad.

Sunny

It is fine for cooking in future, which is probably how you'd use your
shredded mozzarella. Cheese for sandwiches or for nibbling is not as good in
texture if frozen first, IMO.

--
Pat

"Sunny" wrote in message
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Is it possible to freeze shredded cheese and then thaw it
successfully? I know that cheese is frozen on pizza and in lasagna and
other dishes. But what about a bag of shredded cheese? Last shopping
trip resulted in a 6 pound bag of Mozzarella, which is about 4 pounds
more than we can eat before it goes bad.

Sunny

should be just fine. we freeze cheese here in blocks.
as you said, works on pizza.
i might be inclined to break the bagload up into smaller
portions tho.
ya know not to thaw it in the microwave, eh.
not eat'n much cheese in the south pacific due to massive
rise in cost in past 6 months,
j.
cheese aint all that great for me at any rate, sadly i love
it but oh well

"Sunny" wrote...
Is it possible to freeze shredded cheese and then thaw it
successfully? I know that cheese is frozen on pizza and in
lasagna and
other dishes. But what about a bag of shredded cheese?
Last shopping
trip resulted in a 6 pound bag of Mozzarella, which is
about 4 pounds
more than we can eat before it goes bad.

Sunny

On 13 Jun, 16:04, "nzlstar*" wrote:
should be just fine. we freeze cheese here in blocks.
as you said, works on pizza.
i might be inclined to break the bagload up into smaller
portions tho.
ya know not to thaw it in the microwave, eh.
not eat'n much cheese in the south pacific due to massive
rise in cost in past 6 months,
j.
cheese aint all that great for me at any rate, sadly i love
it but oh well


Jeanne, that is so true about dairy costs here too. I've just
returned from Spain with the flights going through Amsterdam airport
--- the cheese on sale there looked wonderful and cheap, but sadly
only for EU countries. Oh, it was so tempting, huge balls and wheels
of cheese.
Cheers Bronnie

I've done it accidentally thousands of times putting groceries away, it
never seems to have much adverse effect.
--
Debi

Education is when you read the instructions. Experience is what you get when
you don't.

"Sunny" wrote in message
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Is it possible to freeze shredded cheese and then thaw it
successfully? I know that cheese is frozen on pizza and in lasagna and
other dishes. But what about a bag of shredded cheese? Last shopping
trip resulted in a 6 pound bag of Mozzarella, which is about 4 pounds
more than we can eat before it goes bad.

Sunny

I have frozen blocks of Mozarrella before and the bonus is when thawed it
ussually crumbles up so no need for shredding for the pizza.

Woodys Girl


"Sunny" wrote in message
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Is it possible to freeze shredded cheese and then thaw it
successfully? I know that cheese is frozen on pizza and in lasagna and
other dishes. But what about a bag of shredded cheese? Last shopping
trip resulted in a 6 pound bag of Mozzarella, which is about 4 pounds
more than we can eat before it goes bad.

Sunny

Yes, it is. I buy the shredded cheddar double-packs at Sams Club, and
always put one in the freezer. Same with mozzarella. I have tried blocks of
cheddar too, but they do tend to crumble after they've been frozen...great
for cooking, but not for a cheese and cracker tray!

--
Alice in PA
http://community.webshots.com/user/twosonsatpsu
"Sunny" wrote in message
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Is it possible to freeze shredded cheese and then thaw it
successfully? I know that cheese is frozen on pizza and in lasagna and
other dishes. But what about a bag of shredded cheese? Last shopping
trip resulted in a 6 pound bag of Mozzarella, which is about 4 pounds
more than we can eat before it goes bad.

Sunny

cheese is really high in fat. Not eating much is
probably actually good for you jeanne.
Taria, fat nazi

nzlstar* wrote:

should be just fine. we freeze cheese here in blocks.
as you said, works on pizza.
i might be inclined to break the bagload up into smaller
portions tho.
ya know not to thaw it in the microwave, eh.
not eat'n much cheese in the south pacific due to massive
rise in cost in past 6 months,
j.
cheese aint all that great for me at any rate, sadly i love
it but oh well

"Sunny" wrote...

Is it possible to freeze shredded cheese and then thaw it
successfully? I know that cheese is frozen on pizza and in
lasagna and
other dishes. But what about a bag of shredded cheese?
Last shopping
trip resulted in a 6 pound bag of Mozzarella, which is
about 4 pounds
more than we can eat before it goes bad.

Sunny

Piggybacking on here, if you spread it out on some freezer paper on a cookie
tray, freeze it, and then put it back in the bag, it's much easier to pull
out only what you need. I use this method all the time for seasonal produce
and sale items.

--
Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
Queen of Fabric Tramps

remove the obvious to reply

"Alice" wrote in message
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Yes, it is. I buy the shredded cheddar double-packs at Sams Club, and
always put one in the freezer. Same with mozzarella. I have tried blocks
of cheddar too, but they do tend to crumble after they've been
frozen...great for cooking, but not for a cheese and cracker tray!

--
Alice in PA
http://community.webshots.com/user/twosonsatpsu
"Sunny" wrote in message
...
Is it possible to freeze shredded cheese and then thaw it
successfully? I know that cheese is frozen on pizza and in lasagna and
other dishes. But what about a bag of shredded cheese? Last shopping
trip resulted in a 6 pound bag of Mozzarella, which is about 4 pounds
more than we can eat before it goes bad.

Sunny

Sunny, I always keep shredded cheese in the freezer. G Works fine for
anything you will be cooking/heating. Most of the time there is no need
to thaw it for much of anything. It will thaw either when heated, or
quickly thaw if used un-heated.

Have fun,
Pati, in Phx

Sunny wrote:
Is it possible to freeze shredded cheese and then thaw it
successfully? I know that cheese is frozen on pizza and in lasagna and
other dishes. But what about a bag of shredded cheese? Last shopping
trip resulted in a 6 pound bag of Mozzarella, which is about 4 pounds
more than we can eat before it goes bad.

Sunny