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HPORTANT: Do not expect your freezer to quick-
reeze any large quantity of food. Put no more
infrozen food Into the freezer than will freeze
rlthln 24 hours. (No more than 2 to 3 pounds of
>od per cubic foot of freezer space.) leave
lnough space for alr to circulate around pack-
Iges. Be careful to leave enough room at the
ont so the door can close tightly.
FOOD
STORAGE CHART
Storage times’ will vary according to the qual-
ify of the food, the type of packaging or wrap
used (moisture and vapor-proof), and the stor-
agetemperature which should be 0°F ( -17.B”C).
Food
Storage Tlme
FRUITS
Fruit Juice concentrate
........ 12 months
Commercially frozen fruit
......
12 months
Cltnrs frutt and Juices .......
4 to 6 months
Others .................... Bto 12months
VEGMABLES
Commercially frozen ...........
8 months
Home frozen .............. B to 12 months
MEAT
Bacon
....................
4 weeks or less
Corned beef
..............
4 weeks or less
(Saltlng 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 to8 months
Sausage, fresh .............
1 to 2 months
Steaks and chops:
Beef .................... 8to12months
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
flsh, cmb, scallops ....... 3 to 4 months
Alaskan klng cmb
............
10 months
Shrlmp, uncooked
.............
12 months
‘OULTRY
Whole chlcken or turkey
.......
12 months
Duck
...........................
6 months
Giblets
..................... 2to 3 months
Cooked poultry w/gravy
.......
6 months
Slices (no gmvy)
................
1 month
RAIN DISHES
Stews; meat, poultry
and fish casserole ........
2 to 3 months
TV dinners
..................
3 to 6 months
Food
Stomge Tlme
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Butter
...................... 6 to 9 months
Margarine .....................
12 months
Cheese:
Camembert, Mozzarella,
farmer%
....................
3 months
Creamed cottage ......
DO NOT FREEZE
Cheddar, Edam, Gouda,
Swiss, brick, etc.
........
6 to 8 weeks
Freezlng can change texture of
cheese.
Ice cream, Ice milk, sherbet
.....
2 months
EGGS
Whole (mlxed)
.................
12 months
Whltes .. , , .....................
12 months
Yolks
...........................
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
Qulok breads
.............. 2 to 3 months
Cakes, unfrosted
........... 2 to 4 months
Cake&frosted
............ 8 to 12 months
Fruit cakes ....................
12 months
Cookle dough
..................
3 months
Baked cookies
............ 8 to 12 months
Baked pies .................
1 to 2 months
Ple dough only
............. 4 to 6 months
‘Based on U.S.D.A. and Michigan Cooperative
Extension Service suggested storage times.
If electricity goes off
Call the power company. Ask how long powe
will be off.
1. If service is to be interrupted 24 hours or les:
keep both doors closed. This will help frozer
foods to stay frozen.
2. If service is to be interrupted longer than 24
hours:
(a) Remove all frozen food and store in c
frozen food locker. Or...
(b) Place 2 Ibs (0.9 kg) of dry ice in freezer fo
every cu. ft. of freezer space. This will keer
frozen foods for 2 to 4 days. Wear gloves tc
protect your hands from dry ice burns.
(c) If neither food locker storage nor dry ice i:
available, use or can perishable food a
once.
3. A full freezer will stay cold longerthan a par-B\
filled one. A freezer full of meat will stay colt
longer than a freezer full of baked goods. I
food contains ice crystals, it may be safe11
refrozen, although the quality and flavor ma\
be affected. Use refrozen foods quickly. If the
condition of the food is poor or you have an
suspicions, it IS wise to dispose of it.
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