Have you bought significantly more quark than you can enjoy with a clear conscience by the specified best-before date? No problem: simply freeze the packaging you are not currently using. We will now tell you exactly how this works!

It is better not to freeze homemade quark

Important preliminary remarks on freezing quark

We explicitly advise you to only freeze packaged quark from the supermarket. You should not freeze self-prepared or already opened quark. The reasons for this are of a hygienic and health nature.

While quark, butter and fresh, soft, hard and semi-hard cheeses are suitable for freezing, you should keep crème fraîche, sour cream, soured milk and yoghurt out of the freezer. The latter products tend to become extremely flaky after thawing, which is unpleasant both visually and in terms of taste.

Also remember that you should not refreeze food that has already been frozen and thawed. Otherwise, pathogens can form in it - with very negative consequences for your health. This applies not only to quark, but in general.

Freezing cottage cheese - simple step-by-step instructions

  1. Place the wrapped cottage cheese in a tin or box suitable for your freezer.
  2. Close the container tightly, i.e. absolutely airtight.
  3. Label the tin or box with the current date to keep track of shelf life.
  4. Place the jar with the cottage cheese in the freezer.

Quark has a shelf life of about three months in the freezer. During this time, you should really use up the delicious cream so as not to take any health risks.

tips

Store your quark packs individually (not two in the same container, although it would save space). The portioning gives you much more flexibility when it comes to using the quark.

Thaw quark - that's the best way to do it

We recommend that you take the frozen quark out of the freezer the night before and put it in the fridge overnight to let it thaw slowly.

Note: Avoid exposing the quark to room temperature when defrosting. Under such conditions, germs can form that endanger your health.

How quark can change when it freezes

As with any food, freezing and thawing does not leave quark untouched. The cream can change slightly as a result of these massive influences. Here is an overview of the typical consequences:

  • Quark contains plenty of water. Some of this separates from the milk mass, which makes the cream a little more liquid.
  • Sometimes small pieces form in the quark. These initially appear a bit disturbing, but do not affect the taste of the cream.

tips

To reduce the pieces, use a whisk. You can use it to quickly stir the quark until it is creamy again. Add a dash of milk or cream and mix in the ingredient - this will help increase the creaminess even further.

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