Introduction
If you are like Nadine Gourkow, you like to shop for groceries as little as possible. You also like to make sure that you have a well-stocked freezer in case you don’t feel like shopping for certain things every single week. Well, you need to know that there are just some things that do not freeze well. In this article, we are going to discuss the things that you just cannot freeze. The majority of the time it has to do with how it turns out after you freeze it. However, some foods can put your health at risk if you freeze them.
Not Freezer Friendly
As we said, freezing food can be a great way to plan ahead, but you also need to take into account what the product will be after you freeze it. Below, you will find a list of foods that you should never freeze.
- Milk – When you find milk on special, it might seem like a good idea to buy a lot of it. After all, it does not come on sale too often and it can get very costly. Well, if you do buy a lot of it, you need to make sure you can drink it all. Putting it in the freezer will separate it into chunks and some watery parts. While it will still be fit to consume, you probably wouldn’t want to put it in your coffee or in your cereal. Even baking it will not make it turn out right. All in all, it is not advised that you freeze it.
- Potatoes – Generally speaking, most people buy larger bags when they go to the store simply because they are cost-efficient to purchase that way. However, recent studies have shown that most people end up throwing away a large portion of them since they are only using it for one dish. So, what started out as a cost-saving ended up being a cost deficit. Some people will attempt to freeze them but find that the texture of the mostly water-based vegetable to be unpleasant after thawing them out. If you are going to put them in a soup or casserole, you shouldn’t have a problem as they won’t change the texture of these dishes. It is, however, perfectly fine to freeze them after you have cooked them.
- Fried Foods – Anything that has been fried will simply go soft and mushy. A lot of people say that you can put them in the oven to revitalize them, but we feel that they are just kidding themselves. If you cannot eat the fried foods in time, then it is best to just put them in the composter as they will do better in there than they will on your plate.
Conclusion
Nadine Gourkow hopes that you found this list helpful and that you will think before you freeze foods. Not everything is intended to be frozen or you would find it already frozen in the grocery store. Also, keep in mind that some foods that you do find already frozen that you are attempting to freeze have been flash frozen and that changes the molecular integrity of it differently than your regular freezer at home.