How to freeze food in your freezer
To freeze food in your freezer
When freezer has cooled to a safe storage
temperature, it may be loaded with frozen food. However, when you plan to freeze
a quantity of unfrozen food, see the following chart for the amount to freeze at one time.
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POUNDS OF FOOD
TO FREEZE AT ONE TIME
Size | of | Meat | or | Vegetables |
Freezer | Fish | or Fruit | ||
6 cu. ft. | 12 Ibs. | 18 Ibs. | ||
(170 | L) | (5.4 | kg] | (8.1 kg1 |
9 cu. | ft. | 18 Ibs. | 27 Ibs. | |
(255L) | (8.1 kg) | (12.2 kg) | ||
.These amounts are based on USDA
recommendations. If too many packages of unfrozen food are packed at one time into the freezer, the rate of freezing is too slow. Poor quality products result.