Whirlpool ED19EK Steaks and chops, Cod, flounder, haddock, Food, Main Dishes Stews meat, poultry

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 ( -17PC].

Food Storage time

FRUITS

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

VEGETAILES

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 Roarts:

Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to 12 months

Lambandveal . . . . . . . 6to9months Pork.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 to8 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 flsh (purchased) . . . 3 months Clams, oysters, cooked

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

POULTRY

Whole chkken 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 flsh 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,

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

cheese.

Ice cream, ice milk

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

EGGS

Whole (mlxed) . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months Whites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months Yolks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 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 Gulck breads . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months Cakes, unfrosted . . . . . . . . 2 to4 months Cakes, frosted . . . . . . . . . 8 to12 months Fruit cakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 months Cookle dough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 months Baked cookies . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months Baked pies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1to 2 months

Pledoughonly . . . . . . . . . . 4to6rnonths

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If electricity goes off

Call the power company Ask how long power will be off

1.If service is to be Interrupted 24 hours or less, keep both doors closed Thus will help frozen foods 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. ft 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 ftlled 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 moy be affected. Use refrozen foods qurckly If the condition of the food ISpoor or you have any susprcions, it ISwise to drspose of It.

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