IMPORTANT: Do not expect your freezer to quick-
freeze any large quantity of food. Put no more
unfrozen food into the freezer than will freeze
wlthln 24 hours. (No more than 2 to 3 pounds of
food per cubic foot of freezer space.) leave
enough space for air to circulate around pack-
ages. Be careful to leave enough room at the
front so the door can close tightly.
FOOD STORAGE CHART
Storage
times’ will vary according to the qual-
IHy of the food, the fype of packaging or wrap
used (moisture and vapor-proof), and fhe sfor-
age temperature which should be 0°F ( -17.8”C).
Food
Stomge
Tfme
FRUITS
hull Juice oonoentrate ........ 12 months
Commercially frozen fnrtt ...... 12 months
CRrustnBtandJulces.. ..... 4todmonths
Others .................... 8tol2months
VEGETABLES
Commerolally trozen ........... 8 months
Home frozen .............. 8 to 12 months
MEAT
Bacon .................... 4 weeks or less
Corned beef .............. 4 weeks or less
(Samng meat shortens freezer life)
Frankfurters ..................... 1 month
Ground beef, lamb, veal .... 2 to 3 months
Roads:
Beef .................... 6tol2months
lamb and veal ........... 6 to 9 months
Pork.. .................... 4to8months
Sausage, fresh ............. 1 to 2 months
Steaks and chops:
Beef .................... 8 to 12 months
Lamb,veal,pork ......... 3to4months
FISH
Cod, flounder, haddock
sole .......................... 6 months
Blue ftsh, salmon ........... 2 to 3 months
Mackerel, perch ............ 2 to 3 months
Breaded flsh (purchased) ...... 3 months
Clams, oysters, cooked
ftsh, cmb, scallops ....... 3 to 4 months
Alaskan king omb ............ 10 months
Shrtmp, uncooked ............. 12 months
POULTRY
Whole chloken or turkey ....... 12 months
Duck ........................... 6 months
Giblets ..................... 2 to 3 months
Cooked poultry w/gtivy ....... 6 months
Slices (no gmvy) ................ 1 month
MAIN DISHES
Stews; meat, poultry
and fish casserole ........ 2 to
3
months
TV dlnners .................. 3 to 6 months
Food Stomge
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DAIRY PRODUCTS
Butter ...................... 6to9months
Maqarlne ..................... 12 months
Cheese:
Camembert, Mozzarella,
farmer% ..................... 3 months
Creamedcottage ...... DCNOTFREEEE
cheddar, warn, Goaldq
Swlss,htck,ek.
........ 6toOweeks
Fr9ezlng can change texiure of
chees9.
Ice Cream, ke milk, sherbet ..... 2 months
EGGS
whdyned)
.......................................... if zz
Yolkr ........................... l2montfts
(Add sugarorsafffoyolksorwholemixed eggs]
BARED GODDS
Yeastbrwdsandrolls.. ........ 3months
BakedBrown’NServerolls.. .... 3months
Unbakedbmads ................ 1 month
Qukkhads .............. 2to3months
Cawtinfmhd ........... 2to4monlhs
Cakes,fmsted ............ 8to12months
hult oakes .................... 12 months
Cookle dough .................. 3 monlffs
8akedooolrles.. .......... 8to 12months
8akedples.. ............... 1 to2monlhs
Pledoughonly ............. 4to6months
*Based on U.S.D.A. and Mlchlgan Cooperative
Exfenslon Service suggested sfomge times.
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If electricity 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 will 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 con perishable food at
once.
3. A full freezerwill stay cold longerthan a portly
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
condition of the food is poor or you hove any
suspicions, it is wise to dispose of it.
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