Can you freeze it? Every food, A–Z

A straight answer for each food — yes, no, or with caveats — and then how to freeze it, how long it keeps frozen for best quality, and how to thaw and use it. Storage times are grounded in USDA FoodKeeper data and dated on every page.

• Can you freeze asparagus?Yes
• Can you freeze avocado?With caveats
• Can you freeze bacon?With caveats
• Can you freeze bananas?Yes
• Can you freeze bell peppers?Yes
• Can you freeze blueberries?Yes
• Can you freeze bone broth?Yes
• Can you freeze bread?Yes
• Can you freeze brie?With caveats
• Can you freeze broccoli?Yes
• Can you freeze butter?Yes
• Can you freeze buttermilk?With caveats
• Can you freeze cake?Yes
• Can you freeze carrots?Yes
• Can you freeze casseroles?With caveats
• Can you freeze cauliflower?Yes
• Can you freeze cheese?With caveats
• Can you freeze cherries?Yes
• Can you freeze chicken?Yes
• Can you freeze chicken fried rice?Yes
• Can you freeze chili?Yes
• Can you freeze coffee?With caveats
• Can you freeze cooked beans?Yes
• Can you freeze cooked chicken?Yes
• Can you freeze cooked pasta?With caveats
• Can you freeze cooked rice?Yes
• Can you freeze cookie dough?Yes
• Can you freeze corn?Yes
• Can you freeze corn on the cob?Yes
• Can you freeze cottage cheese?With caveats
• Can you freeze cranberry sauce?Yes
• Can you freeze cream cheese?With caveats
• Can you freeze deli meat?With caveats
• Can you freeze eggs?With caveats
• Can you freeze feta?With caveats
• Can you freeze flour?Yes
• Can you freeze fresh herbs?Yes
• Can you freeze goat cheese?With caveats
• Can you freeze grapes?Yes
• Can you freeze gravy?With caveats
• Can you freeze green beans?Yes
• Can you freeze ground beef?Yes
• Can you freeze half-and-half?With caveats
• Can you freeze ham?Yes
• Can you freeze heavy cream?With caveats
• Can you freeze hummus?With caveats
• Can you freeze ice cream?With caveats
• Can you freeze kale?Yes
• Can you freeze kimchi?Yes
• Can you freeze lasagna?Yes
• Can you freeze lemons?Yes
• Can you freeze lettuce?Not recommended
• Can you freeze mango?Yes
• Can you freeze mashed potatoes?With caveats
• Can you freeze meatballs?Yes
• Can you freeze milk?With caveats
• Can you freeze muffin batter?Yes
• Can you freeze muffins?Yes
• Can you freeze mushrooms?With caveats
• Can you freeze nuts?Yes
• Can you freeze onions?Yes
• Can you freeze pancakes?Yes
• Can you freeze peaches?Yes
• Can you freeze peas?Yes
• Can you freeze pesto?Yes
• Can you freeze pie?With caveats
• Can you freeze pie dough?Yes
• Can you freeze pineapple?Yes
• Can you freeze pork chops?Yes
• Can you freeze potatoes?With caveats
• Can you freeze salmon?With caveats
• Can you freeze salsa?With caveats
• Can you freeze sandwiches?With caveats
• Can you freeze sausage?Yes
• Can you freeze shrimp?Yes
• Can you freeze smoothie packs?Yes
• Can you freeze soup?Yes
• Can you freeze sour cream?With caveats
• Can you freeze spinach?Yes
• Can you freeze steak?Yes
• Can you freeze strawberries?Yes
• Can you freeze sweet potatoes?Yes
• Can you freeze taco meat?Yes
• Can you freeze tofu?With caveats
• Can you freeze tomatoes?With caveats
• Can you freeze turkey?Yes
• Can you freeze turkey chili?Yes
• Can you freeze watermelon?With caveats
• Can you freeze yogurt?With caveats
• Can you freeze zucchini?With caveats