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2011 will be the year of cheese for me, and so far I've successfully made 2 lbs. of cream cheese and have a batch of Neufchâtel in the making.

My question is about soft cheeses.

Can I freeze them?

Butter freezes just fine, but what about soft cheese?

I freeze cream cheese, mascarpone, and American Neufchatel, but only use them for cooking after they have been frozen, as they can be a bit grainy when thawed.  Only thaw in the refrigerator and make sure to drain off the excess fluid that weeps out during the thawing process.

Thanks, MrsKK. I'll try it and maybe use it for cooking.

Hi fooey, welcome! In the FAQ Board there's a post on using Search function, where you can search just the fresh cheese boards for "freezing" and will also get some more ideas to MrsKK's.

I tried that, but didn't find a suitable response.

The results are quite hard to read, so maybe I missed it.

Thanks for your welcoming.

I freezer mozzarella all the time. Not much else though.

Kristin