Honey is produced by the bees as food for their own offspring. They produce liquid gold from flower nectar, honeydew or plant juices by enriching them with the body's own juices. When honey ferments, the water content is too high and spoils. Freezing is a good way to preserve valuable food.

Frozen honey is creamier after thawing

What happens when you freeze honey?

  • Crystallization is prevented by the low temperatures, and the honey that is thawed out again is even creamier.
  • Honey with a high water content cannot ferment.
  • The honey will be thicker when taken out of the freezer, but can still be removed and spread.
  • The nutritional and antimicrobial properties of the food are not affected by freezing.

How is honey frozen?

  1. Leave the honey in the jar, which should have been sealed originally.
  2. This prevents moisture from entering the honey jar. Water entering the honey jar during storage in the freezer would cause fermentation after thawing.
  3. Since honey absorbs the smell of other foods very quickly, put the container in a resealable freezer bag as well.
  4. Place the jar upright in the freezer. Since honey contains little water, it hardly expands during cold sleep. A bursting of the vessel is therefore rather unlikely.
  5. Make sure that the frozen honey is not exposed to large temperature fluctuations. Store in a freezer, preferably in the back of the drawer, far down in the freezer.

Frozen honey can be stored indefinitely. This method of preservation is therefore well suited for households that only have a very small honey consumption. Fill the food in portions in tightly closing jars and freeze it.

Even if you want to preserve a large amount of honey, you can safely store it in the freezer.

How is the honey thawed again?

  1. Place the honey jar in a saucepan of warm water.
  2. Turn on the stovetop at medium level.
  3. Open the jar and stir until the honey has liquefied.

tips

You can also defrost honey in the microwave. Heat on high for 30 seconds, stir well and place the container in the appliance again for 30 seconds.

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