Food Storage Guide

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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%).

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

6to12months

Lambandveal..

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

6to9months

Pork

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

 

 

4 to 8 months

Sausage,

fresh

1 to 2 months

Steaks

and chops:

 

 

 

Beef

8to12months

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

2 to 3 months

and fish casserole

TV dinners

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

 

3 to 6 months

Dairy

products

 

 

6 to 9 months

Butter

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

 

 

Margarine,

12 months

Cheese:

 

 

 

 

Camembert,

Mozzarella,

3 months

 

Farmer’s

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

Creamed

cottage

DO NOT FREEZE

Cheddar,

Edam,

Gouda,

6 to 8 weeks

 

Swiss,

Brick,

etc

(Freezing can change texture of cheese.)

Ice cream,

ice milk, sherbet

2 months

Eggs

 

 

 

 

 

12 months

Whole

(mixed)

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

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.

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