Freezer food storage chart
Storage times will vary according to the quality of the food, the type of packaging or wrap used (air and moisture proof) and the storage temperature (which should be 0°F
FOOD |
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| STORAGE | TIME | ||
Fruits |
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l | Citrus |
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| 4 to 6 months | ||
l | Commercially | frozen |
| 12 months | ||
l | Juice concentrates |
| 12 months | |||
l | Others |
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| 8 to | 12 months | |
Vegetables |
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l | Commercially | frozen |
| 8 months | ||
l | Home | frozen |
| 8 to | 12 months | |
Meats |
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l | Bacon’ |
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| 4 weeks | or less | |
l | Corned | beef |
| 4 weeks | or less | |
l | Frankfurters |
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| 1 month | ||
l Ground beef, veal and |
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| lamb |
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| 2 to 3 months | ||
lRoasts:
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| 6 to 12 months | ||
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| 8 veal |
| 6 to 9 months | |||
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| 4 to 8 months | ||
l | Sausage |
| (fresh) | 1 to 2 months | |||
l | Steaks | CLchops: |
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| 8 to 12 | months | |
| veal | 8 pork | 3 to 4 months | ||||
Fish |
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l | Alaskan |
| king | crab | 10 | months | |
l | Blue fish | 8 salmon | 2 to 3 | months | |||
l | Breaded |
| fish |
| 3 months | ||
| (purchased) |
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. | Clams, | oysters, |
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| cooked | fish, crab i% |
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| scallops |
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| 3 to 4 months | ||
l Cod, | flounder, | sole 8 |
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| haddock |
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| 6 months | ||
l | Mackerel | & perch | 2 to 3 | months | |||
FOOD
Main dishes
l Casseroles (meat, poultry 8 fish)
lStews
lTV dinners
Dairy products
lButter
lMargarine l Cheese?
lIce cream, ice milk & sherbet
Eggs
l Whole (mixed)
lWhites l Yolks
NOTE: Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed
eggs.
Baked goods
lBrown ‘N Serve rolls (baked)
l Cakes (frosted)
l Cakes (unfrosted) l Cookies (baked) l Cookie dough
lFruit cakes
lPies (baked) l Pies dough
l Quick breads
l Unbaked breads
l Yeast breads 8 rolls
STORAGE TIME
2 to 3 months
2 to 3 months
3 to 6 months
6 to 9 months
12 months
3 months do not freeze
6 to 8 weeks
2 months
12 months
12 months
12 months
3 months
8 to 12 months
2 to 4 months
8 to 12 months
3 months
12 months
1 to 2 months
4 to 6 months
2 to 3 months
1 months
3 months
l Shrimp (uncooked) | 12 months |
Poultry
lChicken or turkey
| (whole | or parts) | 12 | months |
l | Cooked | (w/ gravy) | 6 | months |
. | Duck |
| 6 | months |
l | Giblets |
| 2 to 3 months | |
l | Slices | (no gravy) |
| 1 month |
*Salting meat shortens freezer life. “Freezing can change texture of cheese.
Based on U.S.D.A. and Michigan Cooperative Extension Service suggested storage times.
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