Food storage tips – freezer
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Freezing food at
Frozen food care
For best results:
Choose only good quality foods that freeze well. Store at
temperature, eg try to avoid opening the freezer door unnecessarily. If your ice cream is soft you are running your freezer too warm.
Leave space at the top of containers, glass jars and plastic bags containing liquids or
Packages or containers of solid foods should have the air removed from them and be sealed tightly before freezing.
Freeze immediately and as quickly as possible. Freeze only small quantities of food at any one time. For best results we recommend that only 1 kg of food be frozen per 25 L of freezer storage volume at any one time.
Keep a constant turnover of food. Use older items of food first. Do not exceed recommended storage times.
Use good quality freezer proof packaging to maintain food quality.
Thaw foods preferably in a refrigerator, or using a microwave oven or multifunction oven.
Recommended freezer storage times
These times should not be exceeded.
Months Food stored
1Bacon, casseroles, milk
2Bread,
3Non oily fish, shellfish, pizza, scones, muffins
4Ham, cakes, biscuits, beef and lamb chops, poultry pieces
6Butter, vegetables (blanched), eggs whole and yolks, cooked crayfish, minced meat (raw), pork (raw)
12 | Fruit (dry or in syrup), egg whites, beef (raw), whole chicken, lamb (raw), fruit cakes |
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