IMPORTANT: Do not expect your treezer to
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
the storage temperature which should be 0” F
Food | Storage tlme |
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
eggs1
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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suggested | storage | times |
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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
