Sunday, February 2, 2014

Kitchen Tip - Freezing Liquids


I can't tell you how many times we have thrown away milk. There are only two of us in the house, and the only time we ever use it is when we need it for pancakes, in a recipe, or someone comes over and uses it in their coffee. Even if we only buy a quart or half gallon, we throw most of it away. Then something dawned on me, milk freezes very well! I got out my silicone cupcake cups, placed them on a couple plates, poured the milk into them, and froze them. Each cup holds 1/2 cup of milk. After they were frozen, just a few hours later, I removed them from the silicone cups and put them in a ziplock bag for use later. Since they are frozen in half cup servings, it's easy to grab what I need next time I want pancakes or oatmeal. You can thaw them out the day before, or in the microwave when you need them.

I've been doing this for years with our leftover gravy, pizza sauce, spaghetti sauce, and all kinds of sauces. The silicone doesn't absorb odors and they clean up so easily.

Here's a tip: The cheaper silicone cups are easiest to remove from the frozen milk because they are thinner. Just peels right off!

Clipart image from "Country Kitchen" available at Etsy.

8 comments:

  1. I've frozen many things, but never milk! Great idea. Thank you for the tip.

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  2. What a great idea! My household also consists solely of me and my husband, and we are not big milk drinkers. Freezing a quarter of a gallon at a time would be so great. I'll have to give it a try.

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  3. I love those heart shaped containers! I like to freeze things too :-) I don't drink wine, so when I have guests who drink (red) wine, I freeze what's left over. Perfect to use for pasta sauce!

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  4. What a clever idea! And having them in 1/2 cup servings is perfect.

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  5. My parents used to buy a lot of milk at a time and freeze it. Those were the days of whole milk for all, and I hated to drink milk that had been frozen. The cream never fully blended back in. It would be fine for cooking though.

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  6. That's smart! We're not big milk drinkers, either, so I'll have to give this a shot.

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  7. I freeze leftovers all the time but why have I never thought to freeze milk? We're like you, we buy milk and throw most of it out. Thanks for this great tip

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  8. What a great idea! I freeze liquids, but not usually in small quantities. I will definitely do this! Thanks!

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