Eight Food Items You Never Knew You Could Freeze
As UK families start stocking up their cupboards to prepare for potential weeks indoors, penny-pinchers from NetVoucherCodes have revealed eight of the more surprising food items that they believe can be safely frozen and eaten at a later date. Please be careful though, and always check food manufacture recommendations on each product that you are planning to put into your freezer.
Penny-pinching gurus from NetVoucherCodes have advised Brits on eight of the lesser-known food items that can be safely stored in a freezer, to help households save money and cut down on food wastage.
By storing food at below zero degrees the conditions are frozen, preserving the food as potentially harmful molecules enter a dormant state.
Most foods will last at least three months in the freezer, so you can defrost and eat at a later date.
But it’s important that once food is defrosted it isn’t then refrozen, as this can lead to illnesses.
A spokesperson from NetVoucherCodes said: “Food waste costs Brits a lot of money, plus, it’s really bad for the environment.”
“By learning some of the surprising things you can freeze you’re helping save the world and your bank account – what’s not to love?”
“Freezers can become messy quickly, so try and freeze food as flat as possible, and get rid of any excess packaging to help keep some order.”
This is NetVoucherCodes.co.uk’s list of eight surprising food items you can freeze:
1. Eggs
The shell of eggs can’t be frozen, but everything else can. Crack the eggs into a muffin tray, then place these into the freezer. Once fully frozen they can be transferred into a plastic container, creating even more space.
2. Cheese
This can be frozen as a full block, or if you mainly use it grated, you can grate the block and freeze it, meaning you can grab handfuls of cheese as and when you need it. Anything from mozzarella to parmesan can cope with being put in the freezer, but be warned, cottage cheese may react badly.
3. Milk
Frozen milk should be thawed before it is used and be sure to give it a big shake before you pour it to ensure all the solids and liquids have been fully mixed. Milk will also expand when it’s frozen, so don’t put it in a tight container.
4. Bread
This should be frozen when fresh otherwise it will still be a bit stale once defrosted. You can freeze it as a full loaf, or in individual slices if this is easier. You can then leave your bread to thaw naturally or pop it straight into the toaster.
5. Chocolate
Chocolate doesn’t contain much water which means that it won’t change as much as other items when frozen and defrosted. Put the chocolate in the fridge for a few hours before placing it into the freezer as this will help bring the temperature down slowly, reducing the risk of the flavour or appearance changing.
6/7. Rice and Pasta
It’s impossible to make the right amount of pasta or rice, but next time instead of throwing the excess away, you can freeze it. Place it onto a flat baking tray and into the freezer. Once fully frozen you can then transfer them into a different container. Simply pour hot water over the rice or pasta to defrost and recook.
8. Yogurt
Fro-yo is an increasingly popular dessert which you can enjoy at home too. Some yoghurts can be affected by the freezing process, so it’s important to try freezing a small amount before to ensure the taste isn’t affected dramatically.
Such a useful post – I didn’t know hardly any of these! x
Frozen eggs? We never have enough eggs around as we eat too many 😂
We go to the supermarket at 7pm when they discount lots of bakery items. We buy bread and freeze it.
Who knew?! Thanks for the useful tips!
Wow, I’m going to need a bigger freezer after reading this. Thanks for this.
Good tip about the eggs,
I actually freeze all of these except for eggs, I freeze allsorts and see what the outcome is. Frys turkish delight is really nice frozen too
Really surprised about the eggs, never thought about that.
Really surprised about some of these item that you could freeze thanks for the info
Very useful never thought of freezing eggs
I didn’t know that eggs can be frozen!
I love penny pinching tips. Good for the pocket and the environment. Didn’t know the egg hack
I really am useless at using my freezer to its full advantage! thank you for these tips!
Thank you for the rice idea, this will be very handy
What a useful article. I didn’t know that you can freeze milk. Now I shall never run out!
Wow!! what a super article I would never have thought eggs could be frozen fabulous x
Thank you – this would save me so much as I tend to throw things like this away.
Fantastic article but note sure if there would ever be any chocolate leftover to freeze!
I knew a few of these but did not know you could freeze chocolate!
I had no idea about eggs! My mother in law used to freeze milk and I never knew that either before meeting her.
I freeze everything, only things I am wary of are fish and fresh meat and always use them within 3 months…waste not want not!