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.

FOOD STORAGECHART

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 star. age temperature which should be 0°F( -17.8°C)

Food

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage

Time

FRUITS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frult

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

 

.............

4 weeks

or less

(Salting meat shortens freezer life)

 

Frankfurters

 

.....................

 

1 month

Ground beef, lamb, veal ... 2 to 3 months

Roasts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beef

....................

 

 

 

6tol2months

lamb

and

veal

6 to 9 months

Pork

.....................

 

 

 

4to8months

Sausage,

fresh

.............

1 to 2 months

Steaks

and

chops:

 

 

 

Beef

....................

 

 

 

8tol2months

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

fish

(purchased)

3 months

Clams,

oysters,

cooked

 

 

 

fish, crab,

scallops

3 to 4 months

Alaskan

klng

crab

 

IO months

Shrlmp,

uncooked

 

12 months

POULTRY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicken

or

turkey,

 

 

 

whole

or parts

 

12 months

Duck

 

..........................

 

 

 

 

6 months

Giblets

....................

 

 

 

2to3months

Cooked

poultry

w/gravy

6 months

Slices

(no

gravy)

 

1 month

MAIN DISHES

 

 

 

 

 

Stews;

meat,

poultry

 

 

 

and tlsh

casserole

2 to 3 months

TV dlnners

 

.................

 

3to6months

Food

 

 

Stomge Time

DAIRY PRODUCTS

 

 

 

Butter

 

6 to 9 months

Margarine

.....................

12 months

Cheese:

 

 

 

 

Camembert,

Mozzarella,

 

 

farmer’s

..........

,

3 months

Creamed

iottage

DO NOT FREEZE

Cheddar,

Edam, Gouda,

 

 

Swiss, brick,

etc

6 to

8 weeks

Freezlng can change texture of

 

cheese.

 

 

 

 

Ice cream,

Ice milk, sherbet

.....

2 months

IEGGS

 

 

 

 

Whole (mixed)

.................

12 months

Whites

 

12 months

Yolks

12months

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

IBAKED GOODS

 

 

 

 

Yeast

breads

and rolls

3 months

Baked

Brown

‘N Serve rolls

3 months

Unbaked

breads

 

 

1 month

Gukk

breads

..............

2 to 3 months

Cakes,

unfrosted

2 to 4 months

Cakes,

frosted

............

8 to

12

months

Fruit cakes

....................

 

12

months

Cookle

dough

..................

 

3 months

Baked

cookies

............

8 to

12

months

Baked

pies

1 to 2 months

Ple dough

only

4 to 6

months

‘Based on U.S.D.A. and Michigan Cooperative Extension Service suggested storage times.

II

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 will stay cold longer than a partly filled one. A freezer full of meat wilt 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 if you feel it is unsafe, dispose of it,

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