Freezer food storage chart
Storage times will vary according to the quality of the food, the type of packaging or wrap used (air and moisture proof) and the storage temperature (which should be 0°F
FOOD |
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| STORAGE TIME | |||
Fruits |
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l | Citrus |
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| 4 to 6 months | ||
l | Commercially | frozen |
| 12 | months | |
l | Juice | concentrates |
| 12 | months | |
l | Others |
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| 8 to | 12 | months |
Vegetables |
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l | Commercially | frozen |
| 8 months | ||
l | Home | frozen |
| 8 to | 12 | months |
FOOD
Main dishes
l Casseroles (meat, pouftry 8 fish)
lStews
lTV dinners
Dairy products
lButter
lMargarine l Cheese:‘*
STORAGE TIME
2 to 3 months
2 to 3 months
3 to 6 months
6 to 9 months
12 months
3 months do not freeze
Meats
lBacon*
l Corned beef*
lFrankfurters
lGround beef, veal and lamb
lRoasts:
l Sausage (fresh) l Steaks 8 chops:
Fish
l Alaskan king crab
lBlue fish & salmon
l Breaded fish (purchased)
l Clams, oysters, cooked fish, crab 8 scallops
l Cod, flounder, sole 8 haddock
l Mackerel 8 perch
4 weeks or less
4 weeks or less
1 month
2 to 3 months
6 to 12 months
6 to 9 months
4 to 8 months
1 to 2 months
8 to 12 months
3 to 4 months
10months 2 to 3 months
3 months
3 to 4 months
6 months |
2 to 3 months |
Gouda, Swiss,
Brick, etc.
lIce cream, ice milk 8 sherbet
Eggs
l Whole (mixed)
lWhites l Yolks
NOTE: Add sugar or satt to yolks or whole mixed eggs.
Baked goods
lBrown ‘N Serve rolls (baked)
l Cakes (frosted)
l Cakes (unfrosted) l Cookies (baked) l Cookie dough
lFruit cakes
lPies (baked) l Pies dough
l Quick breads
l Unbaked breads
. Yeast breads & rolls
6 to 8 weeks
2 months
12 months
12 months
12 months
3 months
8 to 12 months
2 to 4 months
8 to 12 months
3 months
12 months
1 to 2 months
4 to 6 months
2 to 3 months
1 months
3 months
l Shrimp (uncooked)
Poultry
lChicken or turkey (whole or parts)
l Cooked (w/gravy)
lDuck
lGiblets
lSlices (no gravy)
12 months |
12months
6months
6months
2 to 3 months
1 month
*Salting meat shortens freezer life. **Freezing can change texture of cheese.
Based on U.S.D.A. and Michigan Cooperative Extension Service suggested storage times.
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