Whirlpool ET20MK manual IMPORTANT Do not expect your

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.

FOODSTORAGECHART

Storage

times*

WIII vary according

to

the

quality

of the

food,

the

type

of pcckaglng

or

wrap used (motsture and vapor-proof],

and

the storage

temperature

which should be

0” F (-17.8”(I).

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

. . . . . .

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 to

8

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

. .

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 to12		months
[Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed
eggs1
BAKED GOODS
Yeast		breads		and	rolls		.	. . .	3 months
Baked		Brown		‘N Serve
roils								. .	3	months
Unbaked			breads..		.	. . . . .				1 month
Quick		breads		. ,				2 to	3	months
Cakes,		unfrosted			. . . .			2 to4		months
Cakes,		frosted		. . . . .		.		8 to	12 months
Fruit	cakes			. . .		. . .		.	12 months
Cookie		dough		. . . .			.	. .	3 months
Baked		cookies		. .		.		8 to12		months
Baked		pies..		. . . . . . . . .				1 to	2 months
Pie	dough		only..		. . . . .			4 to6		months

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