Whirlpool EDISSC manual Fruits, Vegetables, Meat, Fish, Poultry, Dairy Products, Eggs, Baked Goods

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 wrap used (moisture and vapor-proof). and

the storage temperature which should be 0” F ( -17.8”c).

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FRUITS

Fruit juice concentrate . . . . . 12 months Commercially frozen fruit . . 12 months Cltrus fruit and juices . . . . 4 to 6 months Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to12 months

VEGETABLES

Commercially frozen . . . . . . . 8 months Home frozen . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to12 months

MEAT

Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks or less Corned beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 weeks Cured ham . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1to 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 . . . . . . . . . . 1to 2 months

Steaks and chops:

B-f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to12 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 flsh (purchased) . . . 3 months Clams, oysters, cooked

fish, crab, scallops . . . . 3 to4 months Alaskan klng crab . . . . . . . . . 10 months Shrlmp. uncooked . . . . . . . . . 12 months

POULTRY

Whole chlcken or turkey.. . . 12 months Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 months Giblets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months Cooked poultry w/gravy . . . 6 months Slices (no gravy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month

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MAIN DISHES Stews; meat, poultry

and fish casserole . . . . 2 to 3 months TV dinners , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to6 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 Freezlng can change texture of

cheese.

Ice cream, Ice milk

sherbet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks

EGGS

Whole (mlxed) . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months Whltes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months Yolks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9to12months

[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 to 12 months Fruft cakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 months Cookie dough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 months Baked cookies . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months Baked pies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1to 2 months Pie dough only . . . . . . . . . . 4 to6 months

*Based on U.S.D.A. and Michigan Cooperative Extmsm Serv~ca suggested storage times.

If electricity goes off

Call the power campany. Ask how long pow will be off.

1.If service IS to be interrupted 24 hours or less keep both doors dosed This WIII help froze1 foods to stay frozen.

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

(a]Remove all frozen food and store In ( frozen food locker Or

(b)Place 2 Ibs (0.9 kg] of dry ice in freezer fc every cu. ft. of freezer space. This will keel frozen foods for 2 to 4 days. Wear gloves t protect your hands from dry ice burns.

(c]If neither food locker storage nor dry ice IS ovarloble, use or can perishable foot at once

3.A full freezer will stay cold longer than a port1 fllled one. A freezer full of meat will stay coI( longer than a freezer full of baked goods food contains ice crystals, it may be safe1 refrozen, although the quality and flavor ma be affected. Use refrozen foods quickly If tht condition of the food ISpoor or you have an suspicions, it IS wise to dispose of It.