Whirlpool ED26SS Fooostoragechart, Meat, Fish, Poultry, Main Dishes, Products, Do not Freeze

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 fresh meat or 3 to 4 pounds of vegetables 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.

FOOOSTORAGECHART

Storage times* will vary according to the

quality of the food, the type of packaging or

wiop used (moisture and vapor-proof), and

ihe storage temperature which should be 0” F ( -17~3°C).

Food								Storage			tlme-
FRUITS
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							4 weeks			or	less
Bacon			.
Cornedbeef				. . . . . . . . . . . . . .					2weeks
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 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									6months
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
Shrlmp.		uncooked					. . .	. . .	12 months

POULTRY

Whole chicken or turkey . . . . 12 months

Duck				6months
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

2 to

9 mcnths

Cheese:

Camembert,

brick,

Mozzarella,

farmer’s

3 months

Creamed

cottage

DO NOT FREEZE

Cheddar,

Edam,

Gouda.

Swiss,

etc.

6 to

8 weeks

Freezing

can

change

texture

of

cheese.

Ice

cream,

ice milk

sherbet

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_.

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 mlxed

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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 to

12 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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ask the power company hqw long It WI;I be off

1 If less thar\ 24 hours, keep the doors closed. Most foods ~111slay frozen

2If more than 24 hours

l Store all froze7 food lr a locker

Or

l Put

about

20

pounds

of

dry

Ice

on

top

of

the

food

Use

pieces

as

big

as

possible

Wear

gloves

for

protection

l Use

or

con

perishables

at

once

If neither

locker

ror

dry

Ice

IS avallable

3 A full

freezer

WIII

stay

cold longer than o par

tlally

filled

one

Meat

stays

cold

longer

than

baked

goods

If focd

still has

Ice

crystals

In

it. it

can be

refrozen

although

the

quality

and

flavor

may

be

affected

Use

refrozen

food

first

If

you

hove

any

doubts

about

the

food.

dispose

of

it

4 When

the

power

comes

back

on,

the TOO

WARM

Symbol

WIII glow

prcvided

the refrlger-

otor

temperature

IS too

high

The

CHECK

COIL

Symbol

may

also

glow

See

pages

6

and

7

for

information

on

these