STORING FROZEN FOOD
Frozen Meats-
The followrng hints
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help
keep the quality rn your frozen meats
The freezer section IS designed for storage of corn-
mercrally frozen foods and for freezing foods ot
home
1.
Freeze meat while fresh and rn top condition
2. Use only recommended wrapping materrcls
3. Prepare the meat for freezing before wrap-
prng it Tram off excess fat and remove bones
when practical
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Meat should not be salted
because salt shortens freezer life
4. Wrap tightly pressing out as much err as
6. Refreezing thowed meat
IS
not recommended
Packaging-The
secret of successful freezing
IS
in the packaging The wrap you use must be air.
Frozen Soups, Juices
Store on freezer door
shelf or In the freezer.
moisture and vapor proof The way you close orld
seal the package must not allow air, morsture or
vapors rn or out
Rigid polyethylene (plastic) containers with tight-
fitting lids, straight-sided cannrng freezing tars.
heavy-duty aluminum forl. plasttc-coated paper and
non-permeable plostrc wraps [such as Saran) are
recommended Note Heat-sealed borlrng bags are
easy to use and can be used by themselves or OS
carton loners
STORAGE CHART FOR FROZEN FOOD
Storage times given in this chart are only a
guide. For best use of freezer space, keep fro-
zen foods for short times. Use, then replace as
needed.
IMPORTANT: Do not expect your freezer to qulck-
freeze any large quantlty of food. leave enough
space for alr to circulate around packages. Be
careful to leave enough room at the front so the
door can close tlghtly.
Bread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 months
Cooked Dishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 months
Fish and Seafoods
Fresh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6months
Commercially Frozen . . . . . . l-3 months
Fruits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6months
IceCream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month
Concentrated Juice.. . . . . . . . . 4-6 months
Meats
Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Less than 1 month
Pork roasts, chops . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 months
Ice Cream
Store rn the freezer Once the pock
Sausage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 months
age
IS
opened, place a piece of aluminum foil or
Beef, veal, lamb roasts . . . . . . . 6 months
waxed paper smoothly against the Ice cream sur-
Ground meat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I-2 months
face This will prevent Ice crystals from formrng
Poultry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 months
Packaged Frozen Food
.Store on freezer door
Vegetables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 months
shelf or in the freezer If you plan to store it for a long
time, re-wrap It with alumrnum fort or plastic wrap ‘Courtesy of Notronol LIvestock and Meat Board and
USDA
Vacation and moving care Short vacations. . .
No need to shut off the refrigerator If
you
WIII be
away for less than four weeks Use up perishables
freeze other items If your refrigerator
IS
equipped
with on automatic ice maker, 1) turn It off 2) shut off
the water supply to the Ice maker, 3) empty the Ice
bin
Long vacations. . .
Remove all the food if you are gorng for a month
or more If your refrigerator IS equipped wrth an
automatrc Ice maker, turn off the water supply to
the Ice maker at least a day ahead When the lost
load of Ice drops, turn off the Ice maker
Unplug the refrrgerator and clean it .rinse Well
and dry Tape rubber or wood blocks to both doors
keeprng them open for enough for Qrr to get in
Thrs WIII keep odor and mold from burlding up
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WARNING: Tape blocks out of a child’s
reach...do not allow children near
the refrigerator when the doors are
blocked open. They may become
injured or trapped.
To restart refrigerator, see “UsrnQ Your Refrigerator
Moving. . .
If your refrrgerator IS equrpped with an automatic
Ice mraker, shut off the Ice maker water supply a
day ahead of time Disconnect the water line After
the last supply of Ice drops, lift the srgnal arm to turn
off the ice maker
Remove all food Pack frozen foods in dry ice
Unplug the refrigerator and clean it thoroughly
Remove everything that comes out Wrap all parts
well and tape them together so they don’t shaft and
rattle
Screw in the levelling legs. tape the doors shut,
tope the electric cord to the cabrnet When you get
to your new home, put everything back, level it,
reconnect the water supply and refer to the “Before
UsIn
page