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IMPORTANT: Do not expect your
freezer to quick-treere any large
quantlty 01 food. Put no more un-
frozen food Into the treezer than will
freeze wlthln 24 hours. (No more than
2 to 3 pounds ot fresh meat or 3 to 4
pounds ot vegetables per cubic toot
01 freezer space.) Leave enough
space for alr to circulate around
packages. Be careful to leave
enough room at the tront so the door
can close tightly.
FOOOSTORAGECHART
Storage times* will
vary
according to the
quality of the food, the type of packaging or
wrap used (moisture and vapor-proof), and
the storage temperature which should be
0” F [ -17.8%).
Food
FRUITS
Storage tlme
Frult juice concentrate . . . . . 12 months
Commercially frozen truit . . 12 months
Cltrus trult and juices. . . . 4 to 6 months
Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 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
(Saltlng meat shortens freezer life)
Frankfurters . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . 1 month
Ground beef, lamb, veal 2 to 3 months
Roasts:
Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to12 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....................... 6months
Blue llsh. 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
MAIN DISHES
Storagotlme
Stews; meat, poultry
and llsh casserole . . . . 2 to 3 months
TV dinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 6 months
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Butter . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . 6 to 9 months
Margarine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 9 months
Cheese:
Camembert, brick,
Mozzarella, farmer’s . . . . 3 months
Creamed cottage . .
DO NOT FREEZE
Cheddar, Edam, Gouda,
Swlss,etc.. . , . . . . . . . . . 6 to8 weeks
Freezing can change texture 01
cheese.
Ice cream, ice milk
sherbet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
EGGS
Whole (mixed) . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months
Whites . . . . . . . , . . . . . 9 to 12 months
Yolks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9to12months
(Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed
eggs1
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, unlrosted . . . . . . . . 2 to4 months
Cakes, frosted . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months
Fruit cakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12 months
Cookie dough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 months
Baked cookies . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months
Baked pies. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 to 2 months
Pie dough only . . . . . . . . . . 4 to6 months
‘Based on US DA and MlchlQon Cooperot~ve Extenwm bn’lce
suggested
Stmage tlmeS
If electrlclty goes off
Cull the power company. Ask how long power
will be off
1.
If service is to be interrupted 24 hours or less,
keep
both doors closed. This will help frozen
foods to stay frozen.
2. If service
IS
to be interrupted longer than 24
hours:
[a] Remove all frozen food and store in a
frozen food locker. Or..
(b) Place 2 Ibs (0.9 kg] of dry ice in freezer for
every cu. ft. of freezer space. This will keep
frozen foods for 2 to 4 days. Wear gloves to
protect your hands from dry ice burns.
[c) If neither food locker storage nor dry ice
is available, use or can perIshable food
at once.
3. A full freezer will stay cold longerthan a partly
filled one. A freezer full of meat will stay cold
longer than a freezer full of baked goods. If
food contains ice crystals, it may be safely
refrozen, although the quality and flavor may
be affected. Use refrozen foods quickly If the
condition of the food
IS
poor or you have any
suspicions, it
IS
wise to dispose of it.
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