Freezer burn is ice creams worst nightmare. It makes the delicious ice cream became yucky. Why does freezer burn happen? When food is exposed to air in a freezer (like in a non-airtight container), the cold temperature reacts with the oxygen, which dehydrates the food at the surface. If ice cream is left out an-d refrozen, you are going to get larger crystals, which are going to feel coarse.

How to store the ice cream to prevent it from getting freezer burn? The most important thing you have to know is that "ice cream hates changes in temperature". So your goal as a responsible ice cream eater an-d maker is to keep your ice cream as cold (an-d stable) as possible.

First, you have to store your ice cream in the very back of the freezer (as far away from the door as possible). Every time you open your freezer door you let in warm air. Keeping ice cream way in the back an-d storing it beneath other frozen-sold items will help protect it from those steamy incursions.

Second, keep it airtight. Make sure your ice cream is sealed in an airtight package or container. Or you can place a layer of plastic wrap between your ice cream an-d the lid.

Actually, freezer burn is not a health issue. The item is perfectly safe to eat. You just do not want to eat it. No matter what method you use, for best results, ice cream should last for no more than a week or two.