Whirlpool ETl6JK manual Fruits, Vegetables, Meat, Fish, Poultry, Main Dishes

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 within 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.

FOODSTORAGECHART

Storage times’ will vary according to the qual- iy of the food, the type of packaging or wrap Jsed (moisture and vapor-proof), and the stor- age temperature which should be 0°F( -17.B”C).

Food					Storage Time
FRUITS
Fruit juice		concentrate				12 months
Commercially				frozen fruit		12 months
Cltrus	trult and			juices	4 to 6 months
Others	....................				8 to	12 months
VEGETABLES
Commercially				frozen		B months
Home	frozen				B to	12 months
MEAT
Bacon	....................				4 weeks		or less
Corned	beet				4 weeks		or less
(Salting meat shortens freezer life)
Frankfurlers						1 month
Ground beet, lamb, veal .... 2 to 3 months
Roasts:
Beet	....................				6 to	12 months
lamb	and veal				6 to 9 months
Pork					4toBmonths
Sausage,		fresh		.............	I to 2 months
Steaks	and chops:
Beet	....................				Bto12months
lamb,		veal,	pork		3 to 4 months
FISH
Cod, flounder,				haddock
sole	..........................					6months
Blue fish,		salmon			2 to 3 months
Mackerel,		perch			2 to 3 months
Breaded		tlsh (purchased)				3 months
Clams,	oysters,			cooked
tlsh,	crab, scallops				3 to 4 months
Alaskan		king	crab			IO months
Shrimp, uncooked						I2	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
MAIN DISHES
Stews;	meat,		poultry
and	fish casserole				2 to 3 months
TV dinners					3 to 6 months

Food				Storage Time
DAIRY PRODUCTS				6 to 9 months
Butler
Margarine	.....................			12 months
Cheese:
Camembert,		Mozzarella,
farmer’s					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 months
Whites				12 months
Yolks				12monfhs

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

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		............	B to	12 months
Fruit cakes		....................			12 months
Cookie	dough		..................		3 months
Baked	cookies		............	8 to	I2 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 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 can perishable food at once

3.A full freezer wtll stay cold longerthan 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, although the quality and flavor may be affected Use refrozen fcods quickly. If the condition of the food IS poor or you have any suspicions, It is wise to dispose of it.

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