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bednobs | 19:18 Fri 27th Sep 2024 | Food & Drink
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Can you freeze brie?

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Yes, I have done

Never tried it.  On our trips back to UK (when we lived in France) I used to buy hard cheeses and freeze them. They always were rather dry/crumbly when defrosted.

Worth buying a small bit andhaving a go.  By the way, I find that some ofthe Somerset bries are as good as Brie de Meaux.

You can freeze it but need to use it fairly quickly when defrosted (within a few days)

The general view, on the world-wide-wibbly-wobbly-wotzisname, seems to be that freezing Brie is certainly possible but likely to impair its quality.

Cheese.com supports that view
https://www.cheese.com/q-and-a/can-you-freeze-brie-cheese/

. . . whereas President (who make the stuff) simply advise against freezing Brie altogether
https://presidentcheese.com/news/can-you-freeze-cheese/

From what I've read, soft cheeses are best used in cooking if frozen. 

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marks do a lovely baked brie en croute thingy but only at xmas, si i want to order and freeze one or two extra

^^^ The label on that M&S product says 'Not suitable for freezing':
https://asset1.cxnmarksandspencer.com/is/image/mands/MS_FD_F06C_29015948_NC_X_EC_7?wid=768&qlt=75

All you need to make it yourself though is some puff pastry, a wheel of brie and your choice of topping.

e.g. https://www.carolinescooking.com/brie-en-croute/

or https://www.monpetitfour.com/brie-en-croute-3/

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Yeah but it's not as nice as someone else makes it!

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