can shredded cheese be frozen?

milkmommy · 10-09-2015, 12:40 AM

So yesterday among my groceries I bought 2 packs of shredded cheese. However after I put everything away one of the package was missing. I checked the car etc.. couldn't find it. I figured it somehow got left behind....
Anyways this evening I was re arranging the stuff in my freezer and sure enough guess what I pulled out.

It is a Kroger brand package of milld cheddar shredded cheese. So anyways is this stuff going to be okay? Like can I just move it to the fridge to thaw and use as normal.

Tasmanian Saint · 10-09-2015, 01:45 AM

I know you can freeze cheese you've grated yourself, so I don't see why pre packaged stuff should be a problem

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milkmommy · 10-09-2015, 02:02 AM

yea this is just like block cheese but shredded. Not like anti caking stuff added. So can I just stick it in the fridge and go on with life? I wont use this package all at once it will be used little by little over the next few weeks.

2sunshines · 10-09-2015, 03:23 AM

Cheese can do weird things when frozen, but I can't remember which types freeze better/worse than others.

I would think it'd be fine. Worse case scenario it might mush together a bit, then I would just use it as melted cheese on something and it wouldn't matter.

Let us know how it turns out.

esperanza · 10-09-2015, 04:22 AM

We freeze cheese all the time. It's a block of cheese? It may get crumbly when you thaw and try to cut it, but definitely usable.

bananacake · 10-09-2015, 04:56 AM

Shredded cheese freezes really well. You can actually use it straight from frozen.

mamacat · 10-09-2015, 05:57 AM

yes we used to buy it and keep it frozen.

tempus vernum · 10-09-2015, 06:24 AM

I keep all my cheese in the freezer because we don't use a ton so i'm always afraid to lose it to mold. In fact, I smack in on the counter to get a little out at a time when using for omelets.

If I buy a block and I know I will shred it, I shred it first. If I purchase shredded, I just throw the bag in the freezer. Take it out when I need it, use what I need and return to the freezer

BelovedDaughter · 10-10-2015, 06:56 AM

I freeze shredded cheese all the time! Especially when there's a sale on cheese and I know we won't use it all soon. Thaws out just fine too.

milkmommy · 10-10-2015, 09:01 AM

thanks mine has thawed out fine you can't tell it was ever frozen. Of course now I wonder if maybe I should jsut put it back in the freezer. WHen I thought it was missing I bought another package so now I have two fairly large bags. We do use cheese often but not THAT often, maybe I should stick the extra in the freezer till we need it??

esperanza · 10-10-2015, 11:51 AM

Sure, freeze it! Keeps it from going moldy.

Zooey · 10-10-2015, 05:08 PM

Cheese freezes very well.

Quiteria · 10-10-2015, 07:39 PM

I'd freeze the other bag now.

Sometimes I think it can be a little moister after it thaws, so next time you might only thaw what you need for a few days at a time just to make sure the thawed package doesn't mold, or as someone said, just use it frozen if you're going to melt it anyway. It's usually loose enough to break free pieces of it without thawing the whole package.

milkmommy · 10-10-2015, 07:58 PM

I froze the extra. They are 1lb bags (4 cups) which we typically use up in about 2-3 weeks or so.

Deanna

Thia · 10-12-2015, 04:59 AM

Bags of shredded cheese in my freezer is a standard pantry thing. I can make fresh mac and cheese, quesadillas etc at a moment's notice. I do find that finely shredded mozzerella tends to freeze into one solid clump, but a few wacks with my meat tenderizer and it is good to go. I do not defrost it before using, usually. I guess the cheddar for tacos is the exception b/c I'm not cooking it into anything.

10-09-2015, 12:40 AM	#1
milkmommy Rose Garden sisters! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sunniest place on Earth and hotter than Phoenix! Might as well be sitting on the sun... Posts: 35,300	can shredded cheese be frozen? So yesterday among my groceries I bought 2 packs of shredded cheese. However after I put everything away one of the package was missing. I checked the car etc.. couldn't find it. I figured it somehow got left behind.... Anyways this evening I was re arranging the stuff in my freezer and sure enough guess what I pulled out. It is a Kroger brand package of milld cheddar shredded cheese. So anyways is this stuff going to be okay? Like can I just move it to the fridge to thaw and use as normal. __________________ Deanna wife to Shawn since 2001 mom to a young adult Cecilia , tween Margaret and three I will hold one day in heaven.

10-09-2015, 01:45 AM	#2
Tasmanian Saint Rose Trellis Go Team Lioness! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: This side of the black stump Posts: 2,428	Re: can shredded cheese be frozen? I know you can freeze cheese you've grated yourself, so I don't see why pre packaged stuff should be a problem Sent from my GT-S5310B using Tapatalk __________________ Our blossoms: DS "Little Bear" Apr '07 - The negotiator DD "Miss Muffett" Nov '08 "Don't tell Daddy..." DS "Mouse" Jan '12 "I Soup Baby, Man of steel! " Myth Busting over at Dare to Disciple "Believe in yourself. Trust your instincts. Unless your instincts are terrible." Vitruvius, The LEGO Movie.

10-09-2015, 02:02 AM	#3
milkmommy Rose Garden sisters! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sunniest place on Earth and hotter than Phoenix! Might as well be sitting on the sun... Posts: 35,300	Re: can shredded cheese be frozen? yea this is just like block cheese but shredded. Not like anti caking stuff added. So can I just stick it in the fridge and go on with life? I wont use this package all at once it will be used little by little over the next few weeks. __________________ Deanna wife to Shawn since 2001 mom to a young adult Cecilia , tween Margaret and three I will hold one day in heaven.

10-09-2015, 03:23 AM	#4
2sunshines Moderator in Celebrations, Cloth Diapering & EC, Empty Arms, Prayer & Praise, and Swap n' Shop Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 27,024	Re: can shredded cheese be frozen? Cheese can do weird things when frozen, but I can't remember which types freeze better/worse than others. I would think it'd be fine. Worse case scenario it might mush together a bit, then I would just use it as melted cheese on something and it wouldn't matter. Let us know how it turns out. __________________ married 25 years mom to two young adults (23 and 20) and two teens (17 and 15)

10-09-2015, 04:22 AM	#5
esperanza Rose Garden Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 5,240	Re: can shredded cheese be frozen? We freeze cheese all the time. It's a block of cheese? It may get crumbly when you thaw and try to cut it, but definitely usable. __________________ Wife to mi amor Mama to my gift from the Lord (07/2013)

10-09-2015, 04:56 AM	#6
bananacake Rose Garden I Am A BananaCake Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northeast US Posts: 25,124	Re: can shredded cheese be frozen? Shredded cheese freezes really well. You can actually use it straight from frozen. __________________ Brenna 3 kiddos (16 1/2, 14 & 9) Praying for semi-son, age 35 I live by the motto: seek first to understand. "Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions." Proverbs 18:2

10-09-2015, 05:57 AM	#7
mamacat Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,473	Re: can shredded cheese be frozen? yes we used to buy it and keep it frozen. __________________ ~Catherine~ Mama to 5: C W C J S And Grandma to 3: A ,K and baby C

10-09-2015, 06:24 AM	#8
tempus vernum Rose Garden I am the mountain. I am not the storm and the storm is not me. -Ian Cron Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 28,913	Re: can shredded cheese be frozen? I keep all my cheese in the freezer because we don't use a ton so i'm always afraid to lose it to mold. In fact, I smack in on the counter to get a little out at a time when using for omelets. If I buy a block and I know I will shred it, I shred it first. If I purchase shredded, I just throw the bag in the freezer. Take it out when I need it, use what I need and return to the freezer __________________ ~Spring always comes after winter~ 2 Corinthians 4:16 “ Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. ”

10-10-2015, 06:56 AM	#9
BelovedDaughter Climbing Rose Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: MO Posts: 1,054	Re: can shredded cheese be frozen? I freeze shredded cheese all the time! Especially when there's a sale on cheese and I know we won't use it all soon. Thaws out just fine too. __________________ Married in 2010 to programmer hubby Momma to A since 5/19/14

10-10-2015, 09:01 AM	#10
milkmommy Rose Garden sisters! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sunniest place on Earth and hotter than Phoenix! Might as well be sitting on the sun... Posts: 35,300	Re: can shredded cheese be frozen? thanks mine has thawed out fine you can't tell it was ever frozen. Of course now I wonder if maybe I should jsut put it back in the freezer. WHen I thought it was missing I bought another package so now I have two fairly large bags. We do use cheese often but not THAT often, maybe I should stick the extra in the freezer till we need it?? __________________ Deanna wife to Shawn since 2001 mom to a young adult Cecilia , tween Margaret and three I will hold one day in heaven.

10-10-2015, 11:51 AM	#11
esperanza Rose Garden Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 5,240	Re: can shredded cheese be frozen? Sure, freeze it! Keeps it from going moldy. __________________ Wife to mi amor Mama to my gift from the Lord (07/2013)

10-10-2015, 05:08 PM	#12
Zooey Rose Trellis Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3,155	Re: can shredded cheese be frozen? Cheese freezes very well. __________________ "A person's a person, no matter how small"--Dr Seuss

10-10-2015, 07:39 PM	#13
Quiteria Rose Garden Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 23,483	Re: can shredded cheese be frozen? I'd freeze the other bag now. Sometimes I think it can be a little moister after it thaws, so next time you might only thaw what you need for a few days at a time just to make sure the thawed package doesn't mold, or as someone said, just use it frozen if you're going to melt it anyway. It's usually loose enough to break free pieces of it without thawing the whole package. __________________ Homeschooling mama to five: a young adult (graduated!), two high schoolers, a big kid, and a kindergartner And yes, they've all aged overnight since the last time you read my out-of-date sigg.

10-10-2015, 07:58 PM	#14
milkmommy Rose Garden sisters! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sunniest place on Earth and hotter than Phoenix! Might as well be sitting on the sun... Posts: 35,300	Re: can shredded cheese be frozen? I froze the extra. They are 1lb bags (4 cups) which we typically use up in about 2-3 weeks or so. Deanna __________________ Deanna wife to Shawn since 2001 mom to a young adult Cecilia , tween Margaret and three I will hold one day in heaven.

10-12-2015, 04:59 AM	#15
Thia Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NY Posts: 3,755	Re: can shredded cheese be frozen? Bags of shredded cheese in my freezer is a standard pantry thing. I can make fresh mac and cheese, quesadillas etc at a moment's notice. I do find that finely shredded mozzerella tends to freeze into one solid clump, but a few wacks with my meat tenderizer and it is good to go. I do not defrost it before using, usually. I guess the cheddar for tacos is the exception b/c I'm not cooking it into anything. __________________ ~Thia~ Wife & Mother Dd Oct 04~Ds Aug 06~Dd Aug 08~Dd Aug 10

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