Whirlpool ET20DK Use And Care Manual page 14

MPORTANf: Do not expect your freezer to quick-
reeze any large quantity of food. Put no more
Infrozen food Into the freezer than will freeze
vlfhln 24 hours. (No more than 2 to 3 pounds of
ood per cubic foot of freezer space.) leave
enough space for air to circulate around pack-
Iges. Be careful to leave enough room at the
font so the door can close tightly.
FOOD STORAGE CHART
Storage times' will vary according to the qual-
lfy of the food, the type of packaging or wrap
used (moisture and vapor-proof), and the stor-
age temperature which should be 0°F ( -17&C).
Food Storage Tlme
FRUITS
Frulf Juice concenfmfe ........ 12 months
Commercially frozen frulf ...... 12 months
Clfrus frulf and Juices ....... 4 to 6 months
Others .................... B to 12 months
VEGETABLES
Commercially frozen ........... B months
Home frozen .............. B to 12 months
MEAT
Bacon .................... 4weeksorless
Corned beef .............. 4 weeks or less
(Salflng meat shortens freezer life)
Frankfurters ..................... 1 month
Ground beef, lamb, veal .... 2 to 3 months
Roasts:
Beef .................... 6 to 12 months
lamb and veal ........... 6 to 9 months
Pork ...................... 4 to B months
Sausage, fresh ............. 1 to 2 months
Steaks and chops:
Beef .................... B to 12 months
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 ............
10 months
Shrlmp, uncooked
............. 12 months
POULTRY
Whole chlcken or turkey ....... 12 months
Duck ...........................
6 months
Glblefs .....................
2 to 3 months
Cooked poultry w/gmvy .......
6 months
Slices (no gravy)
................ 1 month
MAIN DISHES
Stews; meat, poultry
and flsh casserole ........ 2 to 3 months
TV dlnners .................. 3 to 6 months
Food
Sfomge Tlme
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Buffer ...................... 6 to 9 months
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
Freezlng can change texture of
cheese.
Ice cream, Ice milk, sherbet ..... 2 months
EGGS
Whole (mlxed) ................. 12 months
Whites .........................
12 months
Yolks ........................... 12 months
(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, unfrosfed .... , ...... 2 to 4 months
Cakes, frosted ............ B to 12 months
Frulf cakes ....................
12 months
Cookle dough .................. 3 months
Baked cookies ............ B 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.
If electricity goes off
Call the power company. Ask how long powe
will be off.
1.
If service is to be interrupted 24 hours or less
keep both doors closed.
This will help frozer
foods to stay frozen.
2. If service is to be interrupted longer than 2L
hours:
(a) Remove all frozen food and store in c
frozen food locker. Or...
(b) Place 2 Ibs (0.9 kg] of dry ice in freezer fo
every cu. ft. of freezer space. This will keer
frozen foods for 2 to 4 days. Wear gloves tc
protect your hands from dry ice burns.
(c) If neither food locker storage nor dry ice i!
available, use or can perishable food a
once.
3. A full freezer will stay cold longer than a partly
filled one. A freezer full of meat will stay colt
longer than a freezer full of baked goods. I
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 you have any
suspicions, it is wise to dispose of
it