Whirlpool ED22MM manual Foodstoragechart

IMPORTANT: Do not expect your

freezer to quick-freeze any large quantlty 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.

FOODSTORAGECHART

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 (-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

VEGWBLES
Commercially					frozen	.	. .	. . .		8 months
Home		frozen			. . . .	. . .	. 8 to		12 months
MEAT							4 weeks				or less
Bacon
Corned			b&i		: : : : : : : :						2 weeks
Cured		ham		.	. . . . . . . .		: ‘l’to’2				months
(Salting meat shortens freezer life)
Frankfurters				.	. . . . . . . . .			. . .		.	1 month
Ground			beef,		lamb,	veal		2 to		3 months
Roasts:
Beef			. . . . . . . . .			. . .	. 6 to		12 months
Lamb			and	veal				6 to		9 months
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
Code,		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
Wholechicken					or turkey		. . . .		12 months
Duck										6 months
Giblets’	.’ .’ .’ .’ .’ .’ .’ .’ .’ .’ .’ .* .’ .’ .’							!2‘tb		3	months
Cooked		poultry			w/gravy		. . . . .			6 months
Slices	(no		gravy)		. . . . . . .			. . .		.	1 month

Food							Storaae		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,
Swiss,		etc.			. . . . . . . . . . 6 to 8 weeks
[Freezing can change texture of cheese.)
Ice cream,			ice		milk
sherbet			.	.	. . .	. . .	. . . . , . . 4 weeks
EGGS
Whole	(mixed)				. .	. . .	. . 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
Quick	breads				. .	. . .	. . . 2 to	3 months
Cakes,	unfrosted					. . .	. . . 2 to	4 months
Cakes,	frosted				. .	. . .	. . 8 to	12 months
Fruit cakes				. . , . . . .			. . . . . .	12 months
Cookie	dough				. .	. . . . . . . . .		3 months
Baked	cookies				.	. . .	. . 8 to	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.
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 hot/- doors c/wed This will help frozen foods to stay frozen

2.If servtce IS to be Interrupted longer than 24 hours

[a]Remove all frozen food and store in a frozen food locker Or

(b)Place about 20 pounds of drv ice on top of the food, using pieces as large as pos- sible Protect your hands with gloves

(c]If neither food locker storage nor dry ice IS available, use or can perishable food at once

3.A full freezer WIII stay cold longer than u partly fllled one A freezer full of meat WIII 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 condltlon of the food IS poor or you have any suspicions, It ISwise to dispose of It

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