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9 Foods That Should Never Go in the Freezer

Published on: 2025-07-04 18:00:00

Freezing food is the best way to keep good food and drinks from going bad, including uncooked beef, excess herbs or wine that you couldn't finish. Unfortunately, freezing is not an option for everything. All groceries aren't fit for the freezer. Some foods just don't handle those subzero temperatures and should be preserved another way, such as pickling, vacuum-sealing or simply consuming them before they start to turn. To prevent a mass clean-out of expensive groceries you'd be wise to learn which foods don't belong there in the first place. Below, we've rounded up eight common foods you should never freeze. 9 foods you should never freeze 1. Milk and cream Keep your dairy out of the freezer or it will separate and curdle. DonNichols/Getty Images CNET Most dairy products can't be frozen and will become inedible if they are. Milk, cream, yogurt and sour cream tend to separate when frozen. Once they do, there's no returning them to their former state and the thawed result will be ... Read full article.