Here are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community.
Can I freeze cream cheese in the store packaging?
By Loretta
I have frozen cream cheese in the store packaging. Freezing changes the texture of the cheese. The taste does not seem to change. It still can be used in recipes, but it can no longer be used by itself as a spread since it seems to dry out. So freezing it would depend on the use it is intended for. Hope this is helpful.
I have frozen cream cheese and if you let it thaw completely outside of the fridge, then put into the fridge, it is usually creamy like when it was first bought. If you put it straight into the fridge from the freezer, it will be crumbly and only good for use in cooking.
Can I freeze lunch meat and cheese?
By Shirley
I always freeze luncheon meat, but I don't know if freezing would affect the consistency of the cheese. It might depend on the cheese.
I have successfully frozen hard cheeses in their original packaging. Cream cheeses don't seem to like the freezer, though, so if they seem to be at the end of their life span in the refrigerator, I stir them into potatoes, scambled eggs, or bread dough.
Will Havarti cheese freeze well?
By Joe T. Vosoba from Phoenix, AZ
Best Cheeses to Freeze: Camembert, Cheddar, Edam, Mozzarella, Muenster, Parmesan, Port du Salut, Provolone, Romano, and Swiss. Blue Cheese will retain its flavor, but become crumbly. Soft cheeses should be frozen when they reached the desired ripeness.
Worst Cheeses to Freeze: Container cream cheese, cottage cheese and ricotta cheese do not freeze well. Blocks of cream cheese can be frozen for later use as an ingredient in recipes.
Good luck.
I freeze Havarti regularly (in its own pkg.) and have, not once, had a problem. It's still as delicious as when I 1st put it in there=)
I know, American cheese is not a true cheese; however, my sister split a large quantity that was bought at Costco and it is too much for hubby and I to use in the near future. They are slices, but they not individually wrapped. Can they be frozen?
By Maryeileen from Brooklyn, OH
Can American cheese slices be frozen?
Can pasteurized processed American cheese that comes in 2lb. blocks be frozen?
By Billie
This is a page about freezing cheese sauce or dip. Try freezing, when looking for ways to store extra cheese sauce or dip.
This is a page about freezing ricotta cheese. Ricotta cheese is well known as the soft creamy cheese used in dishes such as lasagna, as well as, many desserts. Although ricotta cheese can be frozen there are some factors to keep in mind when doing so.
