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IMPORTANT: Do not expect your
freezer to quick freeze any large
quantity of food. Put no more un-
frozen food into the freezer than
will freeze within 24 hours. (No more
than 2 to 3 pounds of food per cubic
foot of freezer space.) leave
enough space for air to circulate
around packages. Be careful to
leave enough room at the front so
the door can close tightly.
FOOO STORAGE CHAR1
Storage times* will vary according to the
quality of the food, the type of packcglng or
wrap used (moisture and vapor-proof), and
the storage temperature which should be
0°F (-17.8”C).
Food
FRUITS
Storage time
Fruit juice concentrate 12 months
Commercially frozen fruit 12 months
Citrus fruit and juices 4 to 6 months
Others . . . . . 8 to12 months
VEGETABLES
Commercially frozen 8 months
Home frozen 8 to 12 months
MEAT
Bacon 4 weeks or less
Corned beef . 2 weeks
Cured ham 1 to 2 months
(Salting meat shortens freezer life)
Frankfurters . 1 month
Ground beef, lamb, veal 2 to 3 months
Roasts:
Beef . . . . . 6 to 12 months
Lamb and veal 6 to 9 months
Pork 4 to 8 months
Sausage, fresh 1 to 2 months
Steaks and chops:
Beef 8 to 12 months
Lamb, veal, pork 3 to 4 months
FISH
Cod, flounder, haddock
Sole.. . _. 6 months
Blue fish, salmon . 2 to 3 months
Mackerel, perch . 2 to 3 months
Breaded fish (purchased) 3 months
Clams, oysters, cooked
fish, crab, scallops 3 to4 months
Alaskan king crab 10 months
Shrimp, uncooked 12 months
POULTRY
Whole chicken or turkey. 12 months
Duck _. _. _, 6 months
Giblets 2 to 3 months
Cooked poultry w/gravy 6 months
Slices (no gravy) 1 month
Food
Storage time
MAIN DISHES
Stews; meat, poultry
and fish casserole 2 to 3 months
TV dinners. . . 3 to 6 months
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Butter . 6 to 9 months
Margarine .
12 months
Cheese:
Camembert,
Mozzarella, farmer’s . . 3 months
Creamed cottage .
DO NOT FREEZE
Cheddar, Edam, Gouda,
Swiss, brick, etc. . .6 to 8 weeks
Freezing can change texture of
cheese.
Ice cream, ice milk
sherbet 4 weeks
EGGS
Whole (mixed) 9 to 12 months
Whites . . . 9 to 12 months
Yolks . . . 9 to 12 months
(Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed
eggs)
BAKED GOODS
Yeast breads and rolls . . 3 months
Baked Brown ‘N Serve
rolls . . .._................. 3 months
Unbaked breads.. 1 month
Quick breads . 2 to 3 months
Cakes, unfrosted . 2 to 4 months
Cakes, frosted . 8 to12 months
Fruit cakes 12 months
Cookie dough 3 months
Baked cookies 8 to12 months
Baked pies.. .
1 to 2 months
Pie dough only . . . 4 to 6 months
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every cu ft of freezer space This WIII keel
frozer foods for 2 to 4 days Wear gloves tc
protect your hands from dry ice burns
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