Foodstoragechart, Fruits, Vegetables, Meat, Fish

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.

FOODSTORAGECHART

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 (-17.6”C).

Food	Storage time

FRUITS

Frult juice concentrate . . . . . 12 months

Commercially frozen fruit . . 12 months Citrus fruit 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 (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 to4 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 to 4 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 tlme
MAIN	DISHES
Stews;		meat,		poultry			....	2 to	3 months
and		fish	casserole
TV dinners								3 to	6	months
DAIRY	PRODUCTS							6 to	9 months
Butter		...................
Margarlne			..............					2 to	9 months
Cheese:
Camembert,					brick,			....	3 months
	Mozzarella,				farmer’s
Creamed				cottage			. .	DO NOT FREEZE
Cheddar,				Edam,		Gouda,		6 to8		weeks
	Swlss,etc			.............
Freezlng can change							texture of
cheese.
Ice	cream,		ice		milk				4 weeks
sherbet			....................
EGGS								9 to 12 months
Whole		(mlxed)			.........
Whjtes		.................						9 to	12 months
Yolks								9to12months
(Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed
eggs1
BAKED GOODS									3 months
Yeast		breads		and		rolls	......
Baked		Brown		‘N Serve					3months
rolls		.......................
Unbaked			breads		.............					1 month
Quick		breads		...........				2 to	3 months
Cakes,		untrosted			........			2 to	4 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 to 6 months

‘Based on U.S.D.A. and Mlchlgan Cooperative Ertenslon Sewce suggested storage times

If electricity goes off

Call the power compony. Ask how long power will be off

1.If service ISto be Interrupted 24 hours or less, keep both doors ciosed This will help frozen foods to stay frozen

2.If service IS to be Interrupted longer than 24 hours

(o]Remove oil frozen food and store In a frozen food locker. Or

(b) Place about 20 pounds of dry Ice on top of the food, using pieces as large OSpos- sible Protect your hands with gloves

[c]If neither food locker storage nor dry Ice

IS available.	use or can perlshable food
at once

3.A full freezer will stay cold longer than a portly fllled one A freezer full of meat will stay cold longer than a freezer full of baked goods If food contarns Ice crystals, It may be safely refrozen, although the quality ond flavor may be affected Use refrozen foods quickly If the conditron of the food ISpoor or you hove any suspicions, It ISwise to dispose of It.

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