Whirlpool ET22MT manual Foodstoragechart, Fruits, Vegetables, Meat, Fish, Poultry, Main Dishes

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 (-17.8”C).

Food Storage time

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

Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks or less

Cornedbeef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2weeks 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 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 fish (purchased) . . . 3 months Clams, oysters, cooked

fish, crab, scallops . . . . 3 to4 months Alaskan king crab . . . . . . . . . 10 months

Shrimp, 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 months

Cheese:

Camembert,

brick,

Mozzarella,

farmer’s

. . .

3 months

Creamed

cottage

. . DO NOT FREEZE

Cheddar,

Edam,

Gouda,

Swiss,etc.

. . .

.

6 to8

weeks

Freezing can change

texture of

cheese.

Ice

cream,

ice

milk

sherbet

. . . . .

. .

. 4

weeks

EGGS

Whole

(mixed)

. . . . . .

9 to

12 months

Whites

9 to

12 months

Yolks

9 to12

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

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 to

12 months

Baked

pies..

. .

. . ,

1 to

2 months

Pie

dough

only

. . . . . . . . .

4 to

6 months

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Service

suggested storage hmes

2.If service 8s +o be mnterrupted longer +Wc 24 hoilrs

(a, Remove aI1 frozer food and store lr a frozen food ocker Or

(b Place aboti’ 20 pounds of ay Ice on 'Op nf ttie fooa &ng pieces as large 0s pos- sable Protect your rlands with gloves

,c) If neither food locker Sorage nor cl,? ce

IS avallaDle JSe or ca’ perIshable food at once

3.A fJi1 freezer ih’111stab co’3 ,3nger tna”I a partly fMea one 4 freezer fuii cf meat ~111stay cold longer tbor a freezer full of baked goods If

fooa contalrs Ice crystals ‘t may be safely refrozer,, o/though the qilaiSty and flavor may

be affected Use refrozen foods quickly If ii7e

condltlon of ihe fGGd IS poor or you hove any susDIcions. 8~Is hose +o dispose of I+