Food Storage Guide
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Freezer food storage chart
Storage times will vary accordrng to the qualrty of the food, the type of packaging or wrap used (air and moisture proof), and the storage lemperature which should be 0°F
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Fruits |
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Fruit | juice concentrate |
| 12 months | ||||
Commercially | frozen | fruit | 12 months | ||||
Citrus fruit and | juices |
| 4 to 6 months | ||||
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| 8 to 12 months | ||
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Commercially | frozen |
| 8 months | ||||
Home frozen |
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| 8 lo 12 months | ||||
Meat |
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Bacon |
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| 4 weeks | or less | |
Corned | beef |
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| 4 weeks | or less | ||
(Salting meat shortens freezer life) |
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Frankfurters |
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Ground | beef, lamb, veal | 2 to 3 months | |||||
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Beef. |
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| 6 to 12 months | ||
Lambandveal | . | .._...._.._ | 6to9months | ||||
Pork |
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| 4 to 8 months | ||
Sausage, | fresh |
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| 1 to 2 months | |||
Steaks | and chops: |
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Beef. |
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| 8 to 12 months | ||
Lamb, | veal, pork |
| 3 to 4 months | ||||
Fish |
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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 |
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fish, crab, scallops |
| 3 to 4 months | |||||
Alaskan | krng crab |
| 10 months | ||||
Shrimp, | uncooked |
| 12 months | ||||
Poultry |
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Chrcken |
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whole | or pans |
| 12 months | ||||
Duck |
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| 6 months | |
Goblets |
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| 2 to 3 months | ||
Cooked | poultry | w/gravy | 6 months | ||||
Slices | (no gravy) |
| 1 month | ||||
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Main | dishes |
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Stews; | meal, | poultry |
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and | fish casserole | 2 to 3 months | ||||
TVdinners |
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| 3 lo 6 months | ||
Dairy | products |
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Butter |
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| 6 to 9 months | |
Margarine |
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| 12 months | ||
Cheese: |
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Camembert, | Mozzarella, |
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| 3 months | ||
Creamed | cottage | DO NOT FREEZE | ||||
Cheddar, | Edam, | Gouda. |
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| SwissBrick. | etc. | 6 to 8 weeks | |||
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Ice cream, | ice milk, sherbet | 2 months | ||||
Eggs |
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Whole | (mixed) |
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| 12 months | ||
Whites |
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| 12 months | |
Yolks |
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Yeast breads | and | rolls | 3 months | |||
Baked | Brown | ‘N Serve rolls | 3 months | |||
Unbaked breads |
| 1 month | ||||
Quick | breads |
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| 2 to 3 months | ||
Cakes, | unfrosted |
| 2 4 | |||
Cakes, | frosted |
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| 1 .8 loto12 months | ||
Fruit cakes |
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Cookie | dough |
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| 3 months | ||
Baked | cookres |
| 8 to 12 months | |||
Baked | pies |
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| 1 to 2 months | |
Pie dough | only |
| 4 to 6 months | |||
Based on U.S.D.A. and Mrchrgan Cooperative Extension Service suggested storage trmes.
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