Whirlpool ED25SMIII manual Fruits, Meat, Fish, Poultry, Dairy Products, Eggs, Baked Goods

IMPORTANT: Do not expect your freezer to quick-freeze any large quantity of food. Put no more un- frozen food into the freezer than will freeze withln 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	tlme
FRUITS
Fruit juice		concentrate				. . . . . 12 months
Commercially					frozen	fruit . . 12 months
Cltrus fruit		and			juices..	. . 4 to 6 months
Others	. . . .		. . .		. . . . . . .	. . .	B to 12 months
VEGETABLES
Commercially					frozen	. . .	. . . . 8 months
Home frozen				.	. . . . . . .	. . .	8 to 12 months
MEAT						. . 4 weeks		or less
Bacon	. .	. .	. . .		. . . . . . .
Corned	beef			.	. . . . . . .	. . . .	. . . . . 2 weeks
Cured	ham		. .		. . . . . . .	. . . .	1 to 2 months
(Salting meat shortens freezer life)
Frankfurters				. .	. . . . . . .	. . . .	. . . . . 1 month
Ground beef, iamb, veal 2 to 3 months
Roasts:
Beef	. . . .		. . .		. . . . . . .	. . .	6 to 12 months
lamb	and			veal . . .		. . . .	6 to 9 months
Pork							4 to8 months
Sausage,		fresh			. . . . . .	, . . .	1 to 2 months
Steaks	and		chops:
Beef	. . . .		.	. .	. . . . . . .	, . .	8 to 12 months
lamb,	veal,			pork . .		. . . .	3 to4 months
FISH
Cod, flounder,					haddock
Sole							6months
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 to4 months
Alaskan	king			crab . .		. . . .	. . . 10 months
Shrimp,	uncooked . .					. . . .	. . . 12 months
POULTRY							. . 12 months
Whole	chicken				or turkey..
Duck .	. . . . .		.	. .	. . . . . . .	. . . .	. . . . 6months
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Freezlng 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 roils . . . . . . 3 months Baked Brown ‘N Serve

roils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1to 2 months Pie dough only . . . . . . . . . . 4 to 6 months

‘Based on US DA and Mlchlgon Cooperailve Extensvzr Sarvlce suggested storage times

If electricity goes off

Call the power company. Ask how long power will be off

1.If servrce IS to be Interrupted 24 hours or less keep both doors closed Thts will help frozer fo&s to stay frozen.

2.If service is to be interrupted longer than 2z hours,

(a]Remove all frozen food and store In c

frozen food locker. Or.

(b)Place 2 Ibs (0.9 kg) of dry ice in freezer fo every cu. ft. of freezer space. This WIII keep frozen foods for 2 to 4 days. Wear gloves tc protect your hands from dry ice burns.

(c)If neither food locker storage nor dry ICE

IS available, use or can perrshable foot

3.A fulaf%~~ will stay cold longer than a partI\ filled one. A freezer full of meat WIII stay COIC longer than a freezer full of baked goods I food contains Ice crystals, it may be safe11 refrozen, although the qualrty and flavor ma\

be affected. Use refrozen foods qurckly. If the conditron of the food IS poor or you have an! suspicions, it is wise to dispose of It.