Freezing Milk

[debodun]

I get half-pints with my senior meals, but I'm not much of a milk drinker. I freeze the milk in the original container to save when I need it for a recipe. Recently, I thawed some out to use and it was all separated and clumpy. The original expiration was last August, so it was about 4 months over. I looked online and the info I found said frozen milk can last up to six months. Any other advice?

 

[CindyLouWho]

No advice but to my knowledge milk can not be frozen for the reasons you stated when you thawed it out.

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

I always freeze milk. I buy the gallon size and divide it up into smaller containers. Once in a great while if I use it in coffee it appears curdled and yet it smells fine. Maybe the milk was a bit older when I froze it, I don't know, but aside from looking curdled it tastes just fine. I always defrost it in my refrigerator not on the counter top and always smell it before I use it. You can't miss the smell of sour milk. The containers that I use to store the milk are thoroughly washed in hot soapy water with a bit of bleach added.

 

[twinkles]

i use to freeze milk when my kids were younger---after it defrosted i shook it real good and it was fine--just like fresh from the store

 

[Camper6]

The milk might have been ready to go sour before you froze it.

This happens from time to time.

When the milk went sour in the good old days, my mother made cottage cheese out of it.

Nothing was ever thrown out then if it could be salvaged. Those were war years and everything was rationed.

 

[applecruncher]

I now buy Fairlife ultra-filtered milk, but don't freeze. I don't use much milk - don't eat cold cereal - , and I'm super picky about milk freshness. It keeps for about 3 months (!!) in the frig.

 

[Falcon]

I have NO trouble with milk. I never buy more than I can use in a couple of days.

I LOVE it. I often mix Ovaltine in it.

 

[applecruncher]

Ovaltine. Haven't had that in decades, I used to like it when I was a kid.

 

[Marie5656]

​Just wondering, can you ask them not to give you milk each time? Maybe a juice or something?

 

[debodun]

​Just wondering, can you ask them not to give you milk each time? Maybe a juice or something?

No substitutions. One time I was delivering meals and the person asked if they could have whole milk instead of the 1%. I called the meal site manager and was told that the only beverage given with meals is 1% milk.

 

[Wren]

I always keep a carton of milk in my freezer, just give it a shake when it’s defrosted and usually use it up within a couple of months

 

[Big Horn]

I always keep a carton of milk in my freezer, just give it a shake when it’s defrosted and usually use it up within a couple of months

It takes more than a shake. The sort of paint mixer found in paint stores and paint departments would be ideal.

 

[HipGnosis]

I grew up on a dairy farm; drinking 'raw' milk, often still warm from the udder.
I never acquired a tasted for 'store' milk, so I never drink milk.
I buy a pint of milk when I need some for cooking.
What I don't use for that dish gets frozen - in an ice cube tray. Then the cubes go into a freezer zip-lock bag.
They are thawed as needed for cooking. Yes, there's some separation, but it gets mixed in and doesn't have any effect on the finished dishes.