How to Freeze Milk & Thaw out | How long does it last?

Freezing milk & thawing it out for later - all your questions answered! DETAILS 👇

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Greetings from home where we've been quarantined! Thanks to my teen for making this video, I can show you how to freeze milk, how to thaw milk, and answer questions like, does frozen milk taste good? How long does frozen milk last in the freezer?

You can thaw:
- whole milk
- half and half
- heavy cream
- low-fat milk
- even yogurt!

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[TheVicdub]

I’ll freeze them in ice cubes trays then store in silicon freezer bags. This is for that morning when I’m out of milk for my tea.

[shadowknight]

Tips for you and your video
1. The half-gallon jug does not need to be opened to pour some out before freezing, the plastic will expand to accommodate the expansion of the liquid once frozen. Plus, it's BEST to not open the container if you are trying to preserve it longer.
2. The use of it once thawed out extends twice the number of days you pointed out (3-4), you can consume it 6-8 days after thawed from freeze due to the fact that you did not open the container and the freezing of it stops the aging of the milk, therefore, extending its life after it is thawed.

[PaulaRollo]

This is so useful, thanks for showing us the ropes on freezing milk, Laura!

[Artncraft]

Thanks, so basically freeze it before expiry. Just a question, once we thaw it, obviously the expiry date is gone, how long can we use the thaw milk ?

[daphnietudor]

Yay a video where a baby isnt on the counter playing with the blade of a food processor

[kaylahunter]

Thank you so much for making this! Milk has been one of my big scares recently.

[elizabethharper]

TYSM! I was just gifted some milk, which I only use as a creamer in my coffee. I'm 70 and have never had reason to freeze milk so had no idea. Stay safe!

[susantruppa]

I use a sharpie and write date I put food/milk in freezer

[ayubmatadar]

Thank you Lady some very useful information ❤️

[kerrychristensen]

Could I ask what brand/type of plastic bags you used for storing the milk? I've been trying different kinds for leftovers like soup and it has not ended well! 😓

[Lemon_skeet]

Thank you for this video! I’ve been looking for a video about freezing milk.

[armyofthelamb]

Im glad you mentioned half & half thats what i was planning on freezing. Thankyou & Godbless

[erlycuyler]

I'm here because I scored $1.49 milk today.

[laceypelham]

i would definitely freeze milk in smaller portions. it would defrost faster for one thing and would be easy to add to recipes in measured increments. it seems to me, if you need to freeze milk instead of having to discard expired milk you are probably like me and not that big of a milk consumer. i often need it but only in small amounts. and in these inflationary times it really cuts down on food waste, as we all should be doing anyway.

[daphnietudor]

Well I may buy some half gallons and freeze since you only get a couple days to drink it. My toddler wont go through that much in 2 days lol so idk I guess if have to buy zip lock bags and measure out a sippy cup of milk and then freeze

[carolsellers]

Thanks for your practical and helpful videos!

[justtheofus]

This was so useful, I freeze everything I can and was wondering if I could freeze milk cuz our Braums icecream stores has sales 2 gallons for $4 and now I can stock up a bit. I had heard that the indentations on the sides of the gallon jugs was so it has room to expand when you freeze but wasn't sure if that was true.

[victoriac]

If I put my heavy cream on the top shelf way at the back of my cheap apartment refrigerator unopened, I have had it last as long as six months (or even longer), without separating, beyond the expiry date without freezing. Same with Half-and-Half quarts and even a half-gallon of whole milk. I use Land O Lakes Heavy Cream and Half-and-Half in cardboard cartons with a pull-out plastic seal, and usually buy some kind of organic grass milk.

Maybe I'm just lucky that it's a cheap refrigerator. Maybe it's the way they are sealed.... but the moment I open it it starts to behave normally and expire. I do not have my refrigerator set on the coldest setting, just to add. Maybe it's just right at the edge of being cold enough to last without freezing.

However, this does not apply to a cheaper store brand of milk I buy at Walmart for baking. Can't say why. So I need to freeze it.

I'm glad to have this video explain it so thoroughly so I can freeze and thaw it properly. Thank you so much! Excellent video!!

[kenhollandjr]

OK. Very nice. Two or three things if I may. The smaller the container of milk, the more it cost per ounce. Bottom line. If you don’t like big containers, save your smaller ones, rinse them out and leave space for expansion of the milk. She’s right about that.
Also, if you save the cardboard milk containers, rinse them out, and you can put water in there, leave space, and you can have ice. Just crack all four sides on the floor, or someplace sturdy, wherever, be careful, not too hard at first till you get used to it. Better than having to buy ice, if that’s what you’ve been doing. You’ll figure it out. Leave space or expansion, just like the milk. I think it’s better than the old-fashioned trays, which I always ended up spilling all over the place before I got it in the freezer. No thanks. I don’t have an icemaker, like most people probably do. Have a good day.

[Nitrotix]

Do you think you can store raw milk (unpasturized, unhomogenized) for that long?