IMPORTANT: Do not expect your freezer to
packages. Be careful to leave enough room at the front so the door can close tlgMly.
FOODSTORAGECHART
Storage times* will vary according to the quality of the food, the type of packaging o( wrap used (moisture and
Storage tlme
FRUITS
Fruit Juke concentrate . . . . . 12 months Commercially frozen fruit . . 12 months Cltrus fruit and Juices . . . . 4 to 6 months Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Btol2months
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to 12 months lamb and veal . . . . . . . 6 to 9 months Pork.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 to8 months Sausage, fresh . . . . . . . . . . 1to 2 months
Steaks and chops:
Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to12 months lamb, veal, pork . . . . . . 3 to 4 months
FISH
Cod, flounder, haddock
Sole.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 months Blu,e 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 klng crab . . . . . . . . . 10 months
Shflmp,uncooked . . . . . . . . . 12 months
POULTRY
Whole chicken or turkey.. . . 12 months Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 months Giblets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months Cooked poultry w/gravy . . . 6 months Slices (no gravy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month
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MAIN DISHES Stews: meat, poultry
and flsh casserole . . . . 2 to 3 months TV dinners.. . . . . , . . . . . . . . 3 to6 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 milk
sherbet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
EGGS
Whole (mixed) . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months Whltes . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months Yolks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months (Add sugar of salt to yolks or whole mixed
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BAKED GOODS
Yeast breads and rolls . . . . . . 3 months Baked Brown ‘N Serve
rolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 months Unbaked breads.. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month Gulck breads . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months Cakes, unfrosted . . . . . . . . 2 to 4 months Cakes, frosted . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months Frult cakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 months Cookle dough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 months Baked cookies . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months Baked pies . . . . . , . . . , . . . . 1to 2 months Pie dough only . . . . . . . . . . 4 to6 months
‘Bawd cm U.S.D.A. and Michigan Cooperolive Extension SewiCe suggestect stara@ time.5
It electrlclty 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 both doors closed. This wilJ’ help frozen foods 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. ft 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 conditton of the food is poor or you have any suspicions, it is wise to dispose of it.
