Not all foods are great to keep stored in your freezer. Most of the foods that contain liquid are most unlikely to be store in your freezer as they will deteriorate and the taste will also disappear (not palatable).

1. Lettuce

All the salad leafs should be used fresh as possible. When they are stored in the freezer they will lose shape and they become limp.

2. Cucumber

This food ingredient contains a great amount of liquid caused by the seeds that contains. It is not suitable to freeze because it will lose flavour, lose its shape, waterlogged and it gets limp.

3. Tomatoes

Use them fresh or canned/jarred. Raw Tomatoes can easily lose their shape when frozen as they have 95% water.

4. Custards

Preferably store in your fridge and use within 3-5 days. If you freeze custard will become watery and tasteless.

5. Yoghurt

The best way is to use it from the fridge. Your yoghurt will separate when it is stored in a freezer due to acid content.

6. Whole Milk

Nowadays you find UHT milk everywhere. Long shelve life Milk will do the trick unless you opt for fresh milk. When milk is frozen it will separate.

7. Mayonnaise

The egg and fat content in mayonnaise when it is frozen it will separate. I advice you to buy your mayonnaise for longer shelve life as fresh mayonnaise will keep no more than 3-4 days in a fridge.

8. Onions

Due to water content, raw onions are better left out from the freezer as the will become watery and very limp. If they are cooked they can be preserved in the freezer though once again the flavour won’t be the same.

9. Potatoes

Storing your potatoes in a freezer may cause discolouration as it changes colour, the same as when you leave potatoes without covering them with water in the fridge. Also their texture will be lost.

10. Fried foods

When fried foods are stored even in a fridge they lose crispness. When they are stored in a freezer they will not just lose their crispness but even become soggy.

11. Cooked Rice

Freezing cooked rice will result into mushy tasteless rice. Rice will like get mushy as ‘over cooked rice’ with the below 0 temperature.

12. Cooked Egg Whites

If you have cooked egg whites e.g Egg white Omelette, in a freezer it will get tough & rubbery.  It’s best to avoid from your freezer compartment.

13. Sauces with Cream & Milk

Sauces like Besciamelle, Custards & other cream sauces tend to separate due to cream & milk content as like in the previous foods are best to avoid from freezing.

14. Meringue

The dessert meringue shells when frozen they toughen up due to the egg whites. Best to store in a dry place in a tight lid container.

15. Pumpkin

It is another vegetable to avoid freezing when raw. It will become soggy and watery.

16. Mushrooms

As they contain 98% of water, mushrooms will become soggy and they tend to discolour when they are placed in a freezer.

17. Radishes

This vegetable will lose its texture and the quality will be poor when frozen.

18. Basil

Basil is recommended to be used fresh or dried. When Basil is frozen it will turn its awesome green colour into black and it will become also tasteless when used.

19. Cream Pies

When cream pies are prepared in advanced you better check out the quantity per use as if you freeze them they will become watery.

20. Sour Cream

Another cream content that will separate and will turn watery when it is placed and stored in a freezer.

When you store the right foods in your freezer make sure you cover them well to avoid freeze burn either with cling film or an appropriate container that is suitable to place in a freezer.

Stick a label/sticker and write down the date you are placing the item into the freezer and the item’s name. It will help you recognize the frozen item the next time you’ll look into your freezer.