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How long can the ice-covered moon cakes be preserved?
The shelf life of ice-covered moon cakes is related to the storage method of ice-covered moon cakes.
Ice-covered moon cakes can be stored at room temperature for 2 hours. After more than 2 hours, the skin will become soft, deformed and even deteriorated.
Ice-covered moon cakes can be kept in a foam box with an ice pack for about a day until the ice melts.
The storage time of frozen moon cakes in the refrigerator is related to the shelf life of frozen moon cakes, which can generally be stored until the shelf life of frozen moon cakes. It is not recommended to eat after the shelf life.
How long can ice-covered moon cakes be preserved?
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Should the ice-covered moon cakes be frozen or refrigerated?
The unopened ice-covered moon cakes are refrigerated, and the opened ice-covered moon cakes are frozen.
In the unopened condition, frosted moon cakes can be kept in the refrigerator and taken out directly when you want to eat them. The temperature can be kept fresh at 0-5 degrees Celsius, and it is easy to deteriorate if it is higher. It should be noted that when buying mooncakes with ice skin, you must buy mooncakes stored in the supermarket freezer. Some moon cakes placed directly at room temperature have basically deteriorated.
Moon cakes that can't be eaten after opening are best sealed and put in the freezer. The main reason is that there is no air in the packaging bag after opening, and the sugar in the ice-covered moon cake will also lead to a large number of bacteria around. Sealed packaging and frozen storage can inhibit the growth of bacteria. It is best to take the moon cakes preserved in this way out of the freezer half an hour before eating and put them in the freezer to thaw, so that the frozen moon cakes can slowly return to their original soft and waxy texture.
How long can ice-covered moon cakes be preserved?
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How to preserve ordinary moon cakes?
Ordinary moon cakes should be stored in a cool and ventilated place at low temperature, and the specific shelf life varies.
1, ordinary Mid-Autumn moon cakes are high in oil and sugar. Once heated and damp, it is easy to mold and deteriorate. Therefore, it must be stored in a cool and ventilated place at low temperature.
Generally speaking, moon cakes with more sugar and oil are not easy to go bad. For example, the old-fashioned moon cakes with white sugar, red bean paste and jujube paste have a long shelf life, which can reach more than two months. Mooncakes with nuts are also preserved for a long time, while mooncakes with low sugar and sugar are more likely to go bad.
3. The more moisture, the easier it is to breed microorganisms, that is, the easier it is to deteriorate. Therefore, the more moisture, the shorter the shelf life of moon cakes with better taste, and the shelf life of moon cakes such as fresh meat and egg yolk is only about two weeks.
4, moon cakes should be handled with care, otherwise the moon cake skin is easy to break. Especially the Su-style moon cakes, the skin is very brittle and easily broken. Once the crust falls off, it will not only affect the appearance, but also affect the taste and quality, and it is easy to deteriorate due to moisture.
5. Mooncakes filled with almonds and mangoes can be stored for about 15 days at 25 degrees Celsius. The storage time of moon cakes filled with bean paste, lotus seed paste and jujube paste should not exceed 10 day; If the temperature exceeds 30 degrees Celsius, the storage time of moon cakes should be shortened appropriately, generally not more than 7 days; As for moon cakes such as fresh meat, shredded chicken and ham, you should eat them while buying them.