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Have you ever gotten a great deal on cheese, but had it dry out and harden before you could eat it all? Next time you open a package of cheese, spread a thin layer of butter or margarine on the cut edges of your cheese, it acts as a seal to keep moisture in. {This is particularly effective on hard cheeses that were sealed in wax to begin with.}
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Cindi Myers says
I freeze cheese and it will keep for months. Some cheeses get a little bit more crumbly after they’re thawed, but they taste and melt fine.
nicole says
How do you package your cheese for freezing?
Huey says
Can cream cheese be frozen?
Cindi Myers says
I’ve frozen cream cheese and it came out fine.
Serina C says
Great idea! I usually use a sandwhich bag or saran wrap and a rubber band over the opening and works great for us!
Jackie M. says
Back in the day when it took forever to go through a block of cheese, I heard from Martha Stewart (or some other smarty pants) that if you wrap your cheese in wax paper before sticking it into a ziplock it won’t go bad as quickly. It’s rare that we ever had moldy cheese after we started doing that.
Alan says
Another tip is to cut it into useful size chunks and store them in a jar filled with olive oil. when you need one pull it out dab off the oil and as you would say, yada, yada, yada 🙂 we live on a small sailboat and store things up to a year. Btw I have had un-opend blocks of cheese stores un-refridgerated in a cool place for up to a year with no issues. Love your blog. A
Karoline says
As far as cheddar becoming crumbly after freezing and thawing, here’s a way to re hydrate it.place your block of cheese on a plate (not paper plate) and pull out of plastic wrap and cover plate with plastic wrap. Leave cheese to thaw at room temp. When cheese has thawed, you will notice a bit of water on the top of it, do not wipe it off. Simply wrap the plastic wrap around the cheese itself after removing from plate. Place in fridge for about 8-12 hours and voila, you will be able to slice it every bit as nicely as if it had never been frozen! THIS WORKS, now I can buy and freeze cheddars and re hydrate cheddars for slicing with no problem.