Whirlpool ET18XK, ET18VK manual Stomge lime

MPORTANT: Do not expect your freezer to quick- ‘8828 any large quantity of food. Put no more nfrozen food into the freezer than will freeze rlfhln 24 hours. (No more than 2 to 3 pounds of Dad per cubic foot of freezer space.) leave Inough space for alr to circulate around pack- Iges. Be careful to leave enough room at the ant so the door can close tightly.

FOODSTORAGECHART

Storage times* will vary according to the qual- ity of the food, the type of packaging or wrap used [moisture and vapor-proof], and the stor- age temperature which should be 0°F( -17.8%).

Food					Storage		Time
FRUITS
Fruit juice		concentrate				12 months
Commerciaiiy				frozen fruit		12 months
Citrus	fruit and			Juices	4 to 6 months
Ofhers	....................				B to	12 months
VEGETABLES
Commerciaiiy				frozen		B months
Home	frozen		..............		B to	12 months
MEAT
Bacon	....................				4 weeks		or less
Corned	beef		..............		4 weeks		or less
(Salting meat shortens freezer life)
Fmnkfurters			.....................			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 to 8 months
Sausage,		fresh		.............	1 to 2 months
Steaks	and chops:
Beef	....................				Btol2months
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		flsh	(purchased)			3 month6
Clams,	oysters,			cooked
flsh,	crab, scallops				3 to 4 months
Alaskan		klng	cmb			10 months
Shrimp, uncooked					12 months
POULTRY
Whole	chicken			or turkey	12 months
Duck	...........................					6 months
Glbiets	.....................				2to3months
Cooked		poultry		w/gmvy		6 months
Slices	(no gravy)					1 month
MAIN DISHES
stews;	meat,		poultry
and	fish casserole				2 to	3 months
TVdinners..			................		3to6months

Food			Stomge lime
DAIRY PRODUCTS			6 to 9 months
Butter
Margarine	.....................		12 months
Cheese:
Camembert,		Mozzarella,
farmer%	..........	,		3 months
Creamed	cottage		DO NOT FREEZE
Cheddar,	Edam, Gouda,
Swiss, brick,		etc	6 to	B weeks
Freezing can change texture of
cheese.
ice cream,	ice milk, sherbet		.....	2 months
EGGS
Whole (mixed)		.................	12 month6
Whites			12 month6
Yolks			12monfhs

[Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed eggs)

BAKED GOODS
Yeasl	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			............	Btol2months
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 Lng powc will be off

1.If service is to be interrupted 24 hours or les: keep both doors closed. This will help froze foods to stay frozen.

2.If service is to be interrupted longer than 2 hours:

(a]Remove all frozen food and store in r frozen food locker. Or...

(b)Place 2 Ibs (0.9 kg] of dry ice in freezer fc every cu. ft of freezer space. This will keel frozen foods for 2 to 4 days. Wear gloves tl protect your hands from dry ice burns.

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

3.A full freezerwill stay cold longerthana part1 filled one. A freezer full of meat will stay colt longer than a freezer full of baked goods. food contains ice crystals, it may be safe1 refrozen, although the quality and flavor ma be affected. Use refrozen foods quickly. If the condition of the food is poor or you have an suspicions, it is wise to dispose of it.