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Which cheeses freeze well?

I learned the hard way that you cannot freeze cream cheese. You end up with a grainy curds n' whey situation.
But you can freeze mozzarella and goat cheese just fine. Is it that you can freeze hard cheese but not the soft ones? Would brie freeze?
I could conduct an experiment, but I know one of you knows the answer.

Thanks.

Misty Brown asked in Cheese & Dairy about 1 year ago | Report

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  • Candy_porn
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    Cheeses with a low moisture content freeze well (think hard, aged cheeses like parmesan, gruyere, etc.). Cheeses like cheddar, jack and and mozzarella can be frozen if you're planning to melt them once they're thawed (freezing changes the texture and makes it weird, but that ceases to matter once the cheese is melted.)

    Rickler answered in Cheese & Dairy about 1 year ago | Report
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    I've frozen unopened Tillamook baby loafs many times (medium and sharp cheddar, Colby jack, Monterrey jack) and never noticed a difference when I finally open them.

    Sacrelicious answered in Cheese & Dairy about 1 year ago | Report
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    Personally I would never freeze any cheese, but if you have to, then stick with harder, aged cheeses like Parmesean, Gruyere, aged Alpine styles, etc.

    Never freeze brie, or any other soft cheeses. I've never done it myself, but the thought alone makes me cringe.

    Cheese Vixen answered in Cheese & Dairy about 1 year ago | Report
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    Interesting, the ones I generally freeze are big blocks of aged cheddar and Parmiggiano because I buy them at costco. They freeze fine.

    nancyharger answered in Cheese & Dairy about 1 year ago | Report
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