Milk in freezer?

[Demon_Hunter]

Anybody ever freeze their milk in the plastic gallon containers?
How long, did it taste funny after thawing?

[boynamedsuse]

I recall my wife telling me she has done it. Once it thaws out completely it should be back to "normal" again. (I suspect I've been given milk that has been frozen and never noticed anything.) It probably keeps a long time in the freezer.

[MatticusMania]

Ive forzen milk in a cup before. It tends to thaw out with a bit more watery feeling.

[stratovani]

Like any other liquid, milk expands upon freezing. It shouldn't be a problem so long as it's in a decent container. Like boynamedsuse said, you shouldn't have any problems with taste and it should keep a good long time.

[SoonerMatt]

It should taste fine after it's thawed. Shake it for a bit once it's completely thawed out, as the frozen water separates and will make the milk seem more soupy once it's thawed.

[Chebass88]

Milk is a mixture of water, fats, and other compounds. When the ice crystals freeze, they will only be pure water, and will exclude the other milk components. When it thaws, it might not mix exactly as it was prior to freezing. Try it out and see.

And if anyone is trying to make a cheap version of ice cream - it won't work. The key to ice cream is making the ice crystals VERY small. The smaller the better. Left to its own devices, the ice crystals in frozen milk will be very large.

[Fassa Albrecht]

I've done this and I've never had a problem.

[RosieB]

I've done this inadvertently and it never seems to taste quite the same afterward. But then, that might just be psychological.

It does expand though so I'd be careful if you try a full unopened container.

[Bob Lee (QSC)]

It might work with milk but not half and half.

[fhm555]

I don't see why it would be that much different when thawed.

Forgive me for asking, but I'm wondering...what's the point in freezing milk? Trying to beat a price increase, live a really really long way from the store, never know when a couple dozen folks are going to drop by demanding corn flakes?

[MatticusMania]

Perhaps he just wants to make icemilk.

[Bob Lee (QSC)]

Maybe he's planning a winter dairy tour of Siberia.

[Evil Undead]

Originally Posted by MatticusMania

Perhaps he just wants to make icemilk.

[iamlowsound]

Originally Posted by stratovani

Like any other liquid, milk expands upon freezing. It shouldn't be a problem so long as it's in a decent container. Like boynamedsuse said, you shouldn't have any problems with taste and it should keep a good long time.

Water is the only liquid that expands when it freezes. The component of milk that expands is the water. I have done it and it takes forever to thaw.

lowsound

[Bloodhammer]

If you stab someone with a milk-icicle, the murder weapon melts and the cat drinks it.

[RosieB]

Originally Posted by Bloodhammer

If you stab someone with a milk-icicle, the murder weapon melts and the cat drinks it.

Nice :-)

[BurningSkies]

Originally Posted by Bloodhammer

If you stab someone with a milk-icicle, the murder weapon melts and the cat drinks it.

I'd rather just kill them with the cat.

[6jase5]

My mother in law freezes milk all the time and has for years. They buy the 2-gallon pack at Costco and freeze one until they need it. I think that they take out just a little to deal with the expansion potential.

[MatticusMania]

How long would a thawed gallon of milk last before it spoiled? What if the original expiration date had passed by more than a few months?

[boynamedsuse]

My guess is that "time stops" for the period it is frozen. That is, if you froze some for three months, once it is thawed, add three months to the pull date.