cheese

[diamond lil]

Does anybody freeze it? Has anybody kept it way past the use- by date?

[Ogre]

Think we have. I'll check with Mrs O. I know we've frozed butter and used it about 4 years after use by date.

[maryb]

It freezes fine but gets crumbly so best to grate it first. And I use cheese for as long as it's not mouldy. After all it was originally a form of preservation

[Ferricks]

It freezes fine but gets crumbly so best to grate it first. And I use cheese for as long as it's not mouldy. After all it was originally a form of preservation

I'm with mary - it keeps a peach! Waxed is good for LT in fridge and freezes wonderfully.

[preppingsu]

Yes I freeze. But as Mary said it does get crumbly.

[diamond lil]

Ok will grate it first. I am sure I did once freeze it and something happened but I forget what I do freeze milk and butter all the time. TY!

[chris8472]

It freezes fine but gets crumbly so best to grate it first. And I use cheese for as long as it's not mouldy. After all it was originally a form of preservation

mouldy cheese is fine thats how cheese ages so scrape or slice the mold off

[wolfpup]

Another alternative to freezing cheese is to wax it yourself. I buy cheese wax off eBay (around £7 but does LOADS) and when any hard cheese that I like is on offer I buy a few kilos, cut it down to about 1 pound weights and some 1/2 pound weight and wax them. Then they are stored in my office cupboards (for office read back bedroom). I suspend them from the rail or just stack them - turning once a month to stop the cheese 'settling' and cracking the wax. This saves fridge/freezer space - and does not damage the cheese - in fact it continues to mature.

[preppingsu]

Another alternative to freezing cheese is to wax it yourself. I buy cheese wax off eBay (around £7 but does LOADS) and when any hard cheese that I like is on offer I buy a few kilos, cut it down to about 1 pound weights and some 1/2 pound weight and wax them. Then they are stored in my office cupboards (for office read back bedroom). I suspend them from the rail or just stack them - turning once a month to stop the cheese 'settling' and cracking the wax. This saves fridge/freezer space - and does not damage the cheese - in fact it continues to mature.

Wolf pup, that sounds very interesting. Would you be prepared to do a photo tutorial for us please?

[wolfpup]

Another alternative to freezing cheese is to wax it yourself. I buy cheese wax off eBay (around £7 but does LOADS) and when any hard cheese that I like is on offer I buy a few kilos, cut it down to about 1 pound weights and some 1/2 pound weight and wax them. Then they are stored in my office cupboards (for office read back bedroom). I suspend them from the rail or just stack them - turning once a month to stop the cheese 'settling' and cracking the wax. This saves fridge/freezer space - and does not damage the cheese - in fact it continues to mature.

Wolf pup, that sounds very interesting. Would you be prepared to do a photo tutorial for us please?

No problem - next time I do a load will take piccies - although to be honest I learned the way to do it off the internet. SO, any suggestions on doing it better will be very gratefully received