By freezing milk, you can take advantage of milk sale prices and two-for-one deals. Many households, like ours, can’t use more than a gallon of milk before it expires. But, often milk is cheaper if you buy a two-gallon pack and at times stores will have special offers where you get a free gallon of milk when buying x number of boxes of cereal – so it’s nice to take advantage of those deals.
Your freezer can come to the rescue in this situation! To freeze a gallon of milk, all you need to do is remove about one cup of milk from the gallon to allow for expansion and then store upright in your freezer. Remove the milk from the freezer a couple of days before you need it, as it generally takes about 2 or 3 days to fully thaw in your refrigerator. Before using, shake well as it will separate after freezing. Low fat and skim milk work best as there will be more separation in whole milk.
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Melisa says
Does this change the taste of the milk?
Jinxy and Me says
It still tastes the same, but the consistency can be a bit different if you use whole milk. It works best for skim, 1%, 2% and you just have to be sure to shake it well after defrosting!
susieloulou says
My very picky kids will drink it, but I’ve only done 2%.
Lea-Ann says
I’ve never had to take any milk out of the container. The container expands a little bit, but I’ve never had one burst. We do this all the time because our local grocery store sells the gallons for $1 on their “one day sales” all the time, so our freezer is always full of milk. This is a great tip and works well.
Mom2fur says
I learned the hard way that a gallon of milks takes about as long to thaw as a small turkey. Now I decant it into smaller containers. That is, when I have enough to freeze. We go through a LOT of milk here!