Food Storage Guide

Continued

Freezer food storage chart

Storage times will vary according to the quality of the food, the type of packaging or wrap used (air and moisture 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 to 12 months

Vegetables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercially

frozen

..............

8 months

Home frozen

................

 

8 to 12 months

Meat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bacon

.....................

 

 

 

4 weeks

or less

Corned

beef

 

 

4 weeks

or less

(Salting meat shortens freezer life)

 

Frankfurters

 

 

 

1 month

Ground

beef, lamb,

veal

2 to 3 months

Roasts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beef

......................

 

 

 

6 to 12 months

Lambandveal..

............

6to9months

Pork

.......................

 

 

 

4 to 8 months

Sausage,

fresh

 

1 to 2 months

Steaks

and chops:

 

 

 

 

Beef

......................

 

 

 

8 to 12 months

Lamb, veal,

pork

............

3 to 4 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 to 4 months

Alaskan

king crab

 

10 months

Shrimp,

uncooked

...............

12 months

Poultry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicken

or turkey,

 

 

 

 

whole

or parts

 

12 months

Duck

 

 

 

 

6 months

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.

 

 

 

12 months

Cheese:

 

 

 

 

 

Camembert,

Mozzarella,

 

 

 

Farmer’s

 

 

3 months

Creamed

cottage

DO NOT FREEZE

Cheddar,

Edam,

Gouda,

 

 

 

Swiss,

Brick,

etc.

6 to 8 weeks

(Freezing can change texture of cheese.)

 

Ice cream,

ice milk, sherbet

2 months

Eggs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whole

(mixed)

 

12 months

Whites

 

 

 

 

12 months

Yolks

 

 

 

 

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

 

‘. 2 to 3 1months

Quick

breads

 

 

 

 

Cakes,

unfrosted

 

2 to 4 months

Cakes,

frosted

 

 

‘8 to 12 months

Fruit cakes

 

 

 

12 months

Cookie

dough

 

 

3 months

Baked

cookies

 

 

‘8to.12

months

Baked

pies

 

 

 

1 to 2 months

Pie dough

only

 

4 to 6 months

Based on U.S.D.A. and Michigan Cooperative Extension Service suggested storage times.

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Whirlpool 6ET18GK manual Food, Time
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