Why Is My Double Cream...

[pastafreak]

...thickening up in the fridge?
I opened a container yesterday,and this morning it is thick enough to stand a spoon in. This has been happening a lot recently.
My fridge is cold...and the cream tastes fine otherwise.

[queenofmean]

Is it definitely double cream and not the Extra Thick Double Cream? Just wanted to check...other than that I'm not too sure...

[mccfluff]

is the fridge too cold?

[EcclesCake]

Perhaps your fridge is so cold the molecules are running around to keep warm and effectively whipping your cream :-)

[queenofmean]

I like Eccles answer

[pastafreak]

I like it too...

Too cold may be it, as there seems to be a fine line between too warm and too cold in my aging fridge.

[DTCwordfan]

and, therefore, it's burning too much tricity..... very few people adjust their fridges or conversely their hot water temperatures to the season.

[gumboot]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ketouk/comments/4fmm86/my_double_cream_keeps_thickening_after_a_few_days/

[pastafreak]

^^^ah...so I am not alone!
I do as the last poster,just whizz it like crazy with my handheld frother.
I shall also turn the temp down a notch.

[EDDIE51]

The fat in the cream gets thicker (more viscous) the colder it gets.
It is normal for cream to get thicker as it gets colder. Just take it out 1/2 an hour before you use it and give it a quick stir before use, it will be back to normal .