STORING FRO2 EN FOOD
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IMPORTANT: Do not expect your freezer to qulck- freeze any large quantlty of food. leave enough space for ah to circulate around packages. Be careful to leave enough room at the front so the door can close tightly.
Ice Cream Store in the freezer Once the pack-
cage is opened, place a prece of uluminum toll or elastic wrap smoothlv against the Ice cream surface This will prevent ice crystals from forming
Packaged Frozen Food Store on freezer door shelf or In the freezer. If you plan to store it for a long time
Frozen Meats’ The followrng hunts WI/I help keep the qualrty In your frozen meats
I. Freeze meat whrle fresh and in top condrtion
2 Jse orliv recommended wrapplng materials
3.F:,epare the meat for freezrng before wrop- r>lng I! Trim off excess fat and remove bones
hhen broctical Meat should not be salted
because salt shortens freezer life
4 ‘Nrap tightly pressing out as much air as
t cssrble
5.I abel qnd dote I?
6.:iefree?,?g ‘hawed mea+ IS riot recorT>rmended
STORAGECHARTFORFROZENFOOD
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
Bread |
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| 2months | |
Cooked | Dishes | ............... | ||
Fish and | Seafoods | 6 months | ||
Fresh |
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Commercially | Frozen | ...... | ||
Fruits |
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| 6months | |
Ice Cream |
| 1 month | ||
Concentrated |
| Juice | ||
Meats |
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| Less than 1 month |
Bacon | ................. |
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Pork roasts, | chops | |||
Sausage |
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Beef, veal, | lamb roasts | ....... 6 months | ||
Ground | meat | ................ | ||
Poultry | ..................... |
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Vegetables | .................... | 6months | ||
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‘Courtesy of Wotlonal Livestock and Meat Board and bF>3A
Vacation and moving
care
Short vacations...
“\Joneed to shut off the refrrgerator If y:)U will be clway for less than four weeks Use up perishables freeze other Items
Long vacations...
Remove all the food If you are going for III mar th
Unplug the refrigerator and clean ,t rinse well ori! ciry Tape rubber or wood blocks to both doors
keeping them open far enough for err tc: get n Thus ‘A II keep odor and mold fr?m bcl~ ding ,!t
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.
Tc restart refrigerator, see “Using Your Refrtgerator”
Moving...
Remove all food Pack frozen foods 11‘1dry Ice Un
plug the refrigerator and clean It thoroughly
Remove everything that comes out Wrap all parts well and tape them together so they dor’t shaft and rattle
Screw In the levelling legs, tape the doors shut, tape the electric cord to the cabinet When you get to your
new home, put everything bock, level It and refer to
tht / Sefore .s,ng page
