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 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOOD STORAGE CHART

 

 

 

Storage

trmes’

will

vary

accordfng

 

to

the

quality

of

the

focd,

the

type

of

packaging

or

wrap

used

(morsture

and

vapor-proof),

 

and

the

storage

 

temperature

 

which

should

be

0

F(-178C!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage

time

FRUITS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fruit

juice

concentrate

 

 

 

12

months

Commercially

 

 

frozen

fruit

 

12

months

Citrus 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 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 to12

months

 

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

 

fish

(purchased)

 

 

3

months

Clams,

 

oysters,

cooked

 

 

 

 

 

 

fish,

crab,

 

scallops

 

 

3 to

4

months

Alaskan

 

king

crab

 

 

 

 

10 months

Shrimp,

 

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

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 to8

 

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

 

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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 to12

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

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If electricity

goes

off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call

the

power

company

 

Ask

how

long power

WIII be

off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.If servrce IS to be interrupted 24 hours or less, keep both doors closed This WIII help frozen foods to stay frozen.

2.If servrce 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 tee in freezer for every cu f-f 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 avarlable, use or con perishable food at once

3.A full freezer WIII 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, a!though the quality and flavor may

be affected Use refrozen foods qurckly If the condition of the food IS poor or you have any suspicions, it IS wise to dispose of it

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