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Hi just like to teach a science lesson today-

1.Molecules expand when you freeze them.

2.All nutrition is not destroyed through preservation methods-freezing being one! .

We get asked these questions a lot and because we have started this year selling our milk in glass the first has come to a head.

I guess when you’ve lived a while on the earth you have more experience and assume people know the things you have learnt- but not so!

1.If you freeze liquids they expand- I guess you’d call that the molecules in the liquid become larger – this will blow what they are being stored in out of proportion. We always tell our customers to decant some milk and then freeze the plastic bottles. This becomes too risky with glass bottles holding liquid because -yes ,you guessed it they don’t expand and the force of nature will have its way either exploding off the lid or smashing out of the bottle. Yes there you have it broken glass bottles!

Beer makers have seen this when gas builds up in bottles from fermentation- same effect. Or putting your wine in the freezer to quickly get it chilled before the guests arrive and then they bring a bottle and you forget all about it and suddenly remember, as you are off to bed if you are lucky! To get it out.

2. Nutrition does not all disappear from our milk when you freeze it- In a home science lesson way back in the day- I was almost scoffed at by the teacher for suggesting this . No its still there . If frozen fresh it stays fresh- thats why freezing was developed. With our cheese too, you still retain the lovely flavours of white mould cheeses and the fluffy curd comes out fluffy. Isn’t that amazing . Not all technology is voodoo.

Anyway hope this post helps clear up the above issues. We just love having our farm fresh unadulterated artisan cheese and raw milk and Kefir available for our customers. We are not a big factory- just a small batch- cheese -milk – yoghurt and Kefir makers . Sourced from our own farm produced goat milk and we think that is special.

Thank you for your continued support .

Just doing the best we can –

Jannei team