There's nothing worse than having a craving for something sweet, going to the freezer and pulling out that carton of ice cream, only to find an inch of frost on the top. We've all tried scraping it off or eating around it, but it just isn't the same.
Well, what if I told you there's a simple trick to prevent freezer burn? According to Yahoo Life, once you open a tub of ice cream, put it back in your freezer upside down. It's that simple!
Experienced ice cream fans might know this already. But it works so well, Ben & Jerry's suggests it on their website and here's why...
When you refreeze things, the warm air that gets in the container sucks out some of the moisture. So, the ice cream dries out a little bit and the moisture that's pulled from it becomes ice crystals at the top.
When the ice cream on top gets really melted, it can also drip down and melt the colder stuff at the bottom too, which makes it even worse. But storing it upside down stops that from happening.
Making sure your freezer's cold enough stops freezer burn too. It should be zero degrees or colder. You also shouldn't store it in the door, because it thaws out a little bit every time you open it. So it's best to keep it in the back, with other cold stuff packed around it.