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If you have too many truffles, you can confidently freeze them
Noble truffles in the freezer
Truffles, the finest edible mushrooms in the world, are rare, expensive and only available in selected stores from October to March. If you have the opportunity to buy these mushrooms cheaply, you should definitely freeze a stock, as the mushrooms can be stored very well in the freezer.
Store truffles
The valuable truffle should always be stored properly, cool, packed on sand or in kitchen paper. Here, however, is to distinguish between the white and the black truffle.
White truffles
White truffles smell intensely of honey, hay and wet earth. They are more sensitive than the black specimens and should be eaten quickly. For a short time, however, you can store the mushrooms in the smallest possible tin or a glass, wrapped in kitchen paper, in the refrigerator. The paper absorbs moisture and needs to be changed daily, otherwise the truffle could soften. Choose the coolest compartment for storage. The optimum storage temperature is approx. + 2 ° C. Despite this, the white truffles continuously lose their aroma and weight during storage.
Black truffles
Black truffles have a strong scent of mushroom and some musk. They stay longer in the fridge than the white truffle. Even if the black truffle shows some mold, it can be brushed off. Also for the black truffle a dry, rather cool storage in kitchen paper is recommended. Maintain your truffles wisely, then stay fresh in the fridge for ten days.
Freeze truffles
If you want to play it safe, freeze your truffles. The valuable mushrooms keep airtight frozen for up to a year, but lose some of its aroma and weight. When freezing, do the following:
Whole truffles can also be frozen. For this purpose, the cleaned tuber is wrapped tightly in aluminum foil and placed in the freezer. Truffle remnants can be minced, stirred in fresh butter and frozen in small portions.