Can I Freeze Milk?

Hi S.,

I always freeze milk. It looks a little separated when I take it from the freezer and its thawing. Just shake it up. Once in a while I'll add a little bit of powdered milk to it also. Tastes the same as it does when it comes from the grocery store, I have milk at a great sale price and my family never knows the difference.

Good Luck :o)
L.

I've done it many times without a problem. I think I heard 1 month however I've done had the milk frozen for 3 months without a problem. I would however put it in the freeze well before the expiration date.

Yes, you can freeze milk. The reason it looks 'chunky' or curdled is because the fat seperates when it thaws. What you need to do is be sure the milk is totally thawed and then shake it back together again...As long as nobody saw it while frozen, they wouldn't suspect a thing!

Yeeesss, I freeze milk all the time, especially when Kroger has it on sale for $1.99. You must first pour at least a cup out to give room for the expansion when it freezes. Then shake it and freeze.

Doesn't work. Buy less often or smaller quantities. but freezing affects the consistency. And is it compromising the nutrients? That's another thing to think about. Nuking strips food of nutrients, so it's quite possible that freezing would also have an affect.

Yes, you can freeze milk. When you thaw it, whatever milk fat is left in the milk will rise to the top. Just gently sway or shake the milk and it will disperse most of it. I know this because I'm a Lactation Consultant and it's the same with breast milk :) Strange how and where we gain knowledge sometimes. But I also have a friend who regularly freezes milk. S.

I used to work at the Domestic Violence Safe House and the lady in charge of shopping and food froze gallons all the time to save money and it was fine. I am not sure what it looks like but would guess it wouldn't look the same as before. I do know it is safe to freeze. Hope this helps.
K.

You can freeze milk, but it spoils faster after you thaw it, so you have to drink it within about 3 days. Also, you have to keep everyone from drinking it before it's completely thawed, or you have ice water left!

My grandma, who is 97 years young and lives on her own in a remote area of northern Wisconsin about 15 miles from the U.P., freezes milk in pint jars so she won't have to throw out spoiled milk all the time since she doesn't go through a gallon very fast by herself. She's done this for quite a while, initially because of the large amounts of snow up there and not knowing if she'd be able to drive to the store. Then, her driver's license wasn't renewed a couple years ago (and she's still pretty pissed about it!), so she has to wait until someone takes her to the grocery store. When she does a big shop, she buys three or four gallons of milk, then comes home and immediately breaks it down into pint-sized portions to freeze. As she's using one pint, she has another pint in the refrigerator thawing out. My sons, now 19 and 21, enjoy helping Great Grandma with grocery shopping and freezing the milk when we visit a few times a year. Long answer, I know, but the question made me think of my grandma and smile. . . .

You've already gotten a lot of great advice about freezing the milk but I just wanted to add that you can also freeze milk that has gone sour and use it in your cooking. I have done this (freeze in 1 cup increments) and it is great for baking with. Using sour milk is similiar to using buttermilk.

When I was growing up we would always freeze milk. It does look curdled when thawed. Just shake it up really good and it's all good to go.

Hope this helps!

My Mom did this while I was growing up and I have done it when I have room in the freezer. It tends to separate, but it tastes the same and works the same. Shake it really well to "blend" it a little better, but rest assured that it is safe.

It's good to use... if you or your kids don't lik eto drink after frozen, use it in your cooking...

Yes it is safe to freeze. It separates a little so you just need to make sure it is fully thawed and then give it a good shake. I have done it before when going on vacation for two or three weeks.

Hi S., how funny that you ask that question? Just about 2 weeks ago, I put a gallon of milk in the freeze on accident, wasn't thinking and set it in there with some bread. Anyway, went to look for the milk and freaked cause I couldn't find it, then my mom came over to watch the kids for a date night out for me and my husband and she found it in the freezer. Well let me tell you, I thought that the jug would burst at its seams, but I left it in the fridge until it thawed and yes it did look curdled but I just shook it up for a couple minutes and it was fine. Kid said it tasted great because it was soooooo cold.
Don't worry. Now that I know that it can be frozen I will be buying more milk from Kroger when its only $1.59 a gallon. We do go thru alot of milk here with 3 boys and I hate going to the store evey couple days to get more milk.
Good Luck to you and your wonderful sounding family.
God Bless,
Cindy

Freezing milk is safe. You just have to make sure to take a little out of the gallon first or it could break open when it expands. As it thaws, shake it up every half hour or so, that will help speed the thawing process and prevent the "curdled" look.