Foods That Never Should Go In Your Freezer

Keeping your refrigeration appliances well-organised is key. It helps you to find the exact items you require, keep items hygienic, and stops an overload of products. With poor organisation, certain foods, like meats, could easily contaminate other foods leading to illness. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hygiene is 2020 has proven to be such an important part of our lives, even when handling food in our refrigeration appliances. Poor organisation of items in fridges could also easily lead to food, drinks, and condiments going off, therefore, becoming inedible. This could lead to illness quickly if it is consumed. 

Many people choose to freeze items of food or condiments in their freezer as it can make them longer. This is usually an effective solution and can make many different items of food last for much longer than their original best before date. Although it may sound positive, freezing food can cause it to lose its quality and its taste, especially meat. If you choose to freeze your food to make it last longer, it is entirely down to you. There are many foods out there that definitely cannot be frozen. In this blog, the food that is listed below can never be placed in your freezer for various different reasons. Use this blog to avoid making mistakes by accidentally freezing certain foods.

Previously Fried Foods

Many people choose to freeze foods that have already been cooked, and a lot of frozen food you buy from supermarkets is already fried. This can easily give the impression that it is perfectly okay to freeze food that you may have fried yourself, which isn’t at all correct. Frozen fried food that you can buy from supermarkets is processed and prepared so that is can be efficiently fried, whereas, food that has been fried at home or at a restaurant cannot be frozen after it is fried. This is because the frozen foods will become soggy, even if you refry them. The reason for this is because the oil tends to seep through the item, which also changes the flavour.

Salad Greens

Many vegetables can be frozen and cooked from frozen. Vegetables such as peas can be bought frozen and cooked from frozen, however, salad greens cannot be frozen. Many may be tempted to freeze salad greens as they can go off quite quickly being left on the side of your kitchen or in your fridge. Freezing salad greens will actually have the opposite effect of freezing many foods, and will accelerate the food becoming inedible. By placing salad greens in the freezer like lettuce, spinach, and micro-greens, it’ll turn them into a soggy, unpleasant mess. This is why it is vitally important that greens do not get placed in the freezer. 

Meat That Has Been Previously Frozen

As previously mentioned, freezing meat can lead to it losing its taste and texture after it has been cooked. It is proven to be perfectly safe, however, it can ruin the flavour of the meat. It is entirely down to you if you prefer to store meat fresh or freeze it. Meat that has already been defrosted after being frozen is something that we definitely do not recommend freezing. This is because it will mean the meat will lose its water, meaning it will become very dry when it has been defrosted for the second time. Dry meat will pretty much be flavourless, as it is the moisture that gives it its taste. If you’re looking to cook meat at the best possible standard, then we highly recommend that you store it in your fridge so that it stays fresh. 

Milk

Milk is a common household item that needs to consistently be replaced as quickly becomes unconsumable. For it to last as long as possible, it must be kept covered in your fridge. As milk generally expires very quickly, people may be tempted to freeze it so it can last much longer. Freezing milk is a very bad idea, as when the milk is defrosted, it will become clumpy and taste funny. Clumpy milk can be very unpleasant and is not something that you would want to consume. The only instance where it is okay to freeze milk is for if you plan on using the defrosted milk for cooking. 

Potatoes

When potatoes are frozen, they can taste grainy and lose their flavour when defrosted. Freezing potatoes can be tempting as you can widely buy frozen potatoes in the forms of chips, roast potatoes, and more from supermarkets. This is as the potatoes are pre-cooked before they are frozen. If you want to freeze potatoes so that they last longer, then it is important that they are cooked before you freeze them, and then they are placed in containers that are meant for freezer storage. 

Cheese

Generally, cheese will last for months when it is stored properly in a cool environment, and there is no need for it to be frozen. When freezing cheese, it will become heavy and dense, plus the texture will change. Due to this, cheese should be avoided for freezing. When cheese is frozen, it is not unhygienic to eat when it is defrosted, it will just have a completely different taste and texture. This is why frozen pizzas may have less flavour than freshly made pizzas or pizzas that have been stored in the fridge. 

Freezers Beckenham

Although these are all items that cannot be stored in your freezer, there are many other items that efficiently can be. It is essential to have a fully functioning freezer all year round, however, during the summer is even more vital. Due to the hotter weather, owning a faulty freezer can be extremely problematic during the summer. Frozen food in your freezer melting can lead to the food becoming inedible and can lead to consistent shopping trips to replace the items. Budget Appliances stock a wide range of high-quality freezers in London and other household appliances such as cookers. Visit our store in Beckenham or browse through our range online today to ensure to have a fully functioning freezer this summer.