Whirlpool ED22EM Foodstoragechart, Fruits, Vegetables, Meat, Fish, Poultry, Dairy Products, Eggs

IMPORTANT: Do not expect your treezer to quick-treeze any large quantlty of food. Put no more un- troten tood Into the freezer than will freeze wfthln 24 hours. (No more than 2 to 3 pounds ot fresh meat or 3 to 4 pounds of vegetables per cubic toot 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.SoC).

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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 to 12 months

MEAT

Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks or less Corned beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 weeks Cured ham . . . . . . . . . . . . 1to 2 months (Salting meat shortens freezer life)

Frankfurters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month Ground beef, lamb, veal 2 to 3 months Roasts:

Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6tol2months lamb and veal . . . . . . . 6 to 9 months Pork . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . 4 to 8 months

Sausage, fresh . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2 months Steaks and chops:

Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8tol2months 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 to 4 months Alaskan klng crab . . . . . . . . . 10 months Shrimp, uncooked . . . . . . . . . 12 months

POULTRY

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

Food Storage time

MAIN DISHES Stews; meat, poultry

and fish casserole . . . . 2 to 3 months TV dlnners . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . 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,

Swlss,etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to8 weeks Freezlng can change texture of

cheese.

Ice cream, Ice mllk

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

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BAKED GOODS

Yeast	breads	and rolls	...... 3 months
Baked	Brown	‘N Serve	3months
rolls	.......................
Unbaked breads			1 month
Quick	breads	...........	2 to 3 months
Cakes,	unfrosted		2 to4 months
Cakes,	frosted	.........	8 to 12 months
Frult cakes			12 months
Cookle	dough	..............	3 months
Baked	cookies	.........	8 to 12 months
Baked	ples		1to 2 months

Pie dough		only		4 to6 months
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If electrlclty goes off

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

1.If service IS to be Interrupted 24 hours or It?%. keep both doors closed This will help frozen focds to stay frozen

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

(a]Remove all frozen food and store in a frozen food locker. Or.

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

(c]If neither food locker storage nor dry ice

is available, use or can perishable food at once.

3.A full freezer will stay cold longer than a partly filled one. A freezer full of meat will stay cold longer than a freezer full of baked goods. If

food contains Ice crystals, It may be safely refrozen, although the quality and flavor may

be affected. Use refrozen foods quickly. If the

condition of the food is poor or you have any suspicions, it IS wise to dispose of it