Anyone had sucess at freezing milk and half & half?

[irisblue]

The online articles I found say to shake them b/4 using the thawed dairy.

[hlthe2b]

1. I freeze yogurt from time to time, but haven't tried liquid dairy products...

My understanding is the taste and texture changes with milk but it should be fine if you are cooking with it.

[violetpastille]

2. Yes. Shake them first.

Because they separate.

[Power 2 the People]

3. Yes,it's true. It separates upon thawing so you need to shake it well.

I don't use whole milk for many things so I freeze it in smaller portions and thaw it when needed.

[shraby]

4. I used to buy extra gallons of milk and freeze them because my 3 sons

would go through a gallon a day and it saved me from having to buy milk all the time.
The first time I did it, I just put the gallon in the freezer and found it almost expanded the milk too much and barely escaped splitting the plastic container.
After that, I removed some before freezing. Worked good. I never was frozen for very many days because of the amount they drank.

[OregonBlue]

5. been doing it for years.

I live in the country and my grandsons go through a lot of milk. I buy several gallons at a time and freeze it. Has to be thawed slowly overnight. I just put it in a sauce pan in case the cold brittle plastc gets a crack in it. Shake it up. Its really just fine.

[Callalily]

6. I also freeze coconut milk with great success.

Again, shake/stir before using.