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6. Well, I'm not ecstatic about freezing cheddar cheese

Sun Oct 29, 2023, 07:23 PM

Oct 2023

Hard cheeses, like cheddar and parmesan, are better candidates for freezing, and you can thaw them out in the fridge for a day to use them raw or cooked into a dish. Soft cheeses, like brie and ricotta, however, can have a harder time maintaining their texture, so you probably won't want to freeze them and then eat them as is. You can, however, freeze and reheat soft cheeses that are part of an assembled dish, like a lasagna or pizza.

I got a package of cheddar cheese slices. They are not individually wrapped slices, FWIW
https://www.shipt.com/shop/products/6885128

Anyhow the package says use in 3-5 days after opening. I don't want to eat that much cheese in a week or less, so I froze half.

When thawed, I find I can't just peel off one of the slices like I used to, it would break apart.

I think I'll stick to individually wrapped American cheese slices that I can leave in the refrigerator for a long time.

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