Whirlpool ET20MK Use & Care Manual page 13

IMPORTANT: Do not expect your
freezer to quick-freeze any large
quantity of food. Put no more un-
frozen food into the freezer
than will
freeze
within 24 hours. (No more than
2 to 3 pounds of fresh meat or 3 to 4
pounds of vegetables per cubic foot
of freezer space.] leave enough
space
for air to circulate around
packages. Be careful to leave
enough room at the front so the door
can close tightly.
FOOO STORAGE CHART
Storage times* will vary according to the
quality of the food, the type of packaging or
wrap used [moisture and vapor-proof), and
the storage temperature which should be
0" F (-17.&q.
Food
FRUITS
Storage time
Frult juice concentrate . . . . . 12 months
Commercially frozen fruit . . 12 months
Cltrus 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 weeks
Cured ham . . . , . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2 months
(Saltlng meat shortens freezer life)
Frankfurters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month
Ground beef, lamb, veal 2 to 3 months
Roasts:
Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to12 months
lamb and veal . . . . . . 6 to 9 months
Pork.. . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 to8 months
Sausage, fresh . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2 months
Steaks and chops:
Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to12 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 to4 months
Alaskan king crab . . . . . . . . 10 months
Shrimp, uncooked . . . . . . . . . 12 months
POULTRY
Whole chicken or turkey.. . . 12 months
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6months
Giblets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months
Cooked poultry w/gravy . . . 6 months
Slices (no gravy) . . . . . . . I month
Food
MAIN DISHES
Storage
tlme
Stews; meat, poultry
and fish casserole . . . 2 to 3 months
TV dlnners . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 6 months
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to 9 months
Margarine . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 9 months
Cheese:
Camembert, brick,
Mozzarella, farmer's . . . . 3 months
Creamed cottage . . DO NOT FREEZE
Cheddar, Edam, Gouda,
Swiss, etc.. . . . . . . . . . 6 to8 weeks
Freezing can change texture of
cheese.
Ice cream, ice milk
sherbet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
EGGS
Whole (mixed) . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months
Whites . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months
Yolks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to12 months
(Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed
eggs1
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, unfrosted . . . . . . . . 2 to4 months
Cakes, frosted . . . . . . . 8 to12 months
Fruit cakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 months
Cookie dough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 months
Baked cookies . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months
Baked pies.. , . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2 months
Pie dough only . . . . . . . . . . 4 to6 months
'Based on U.S.D A. and Mlchlgon Ccqxwot~ve Extenslcn Service
suggested
StotOQe
tlI'"eS
If electricity goes off
Carl the power company Ask how long power
WIII be off
I. If servrce IS to be Interrupted 24 hours or less,
keep both doors closed This WIII 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 nerther food locker storage nor dry Ice
IS ovo~lable, use or can perishable food
at once
3. A full freezer ~111 stay cold longer than a partly
fIlled one A freezer full of meat WIII stay cold
longer than a freezer full of baked goods. If
food contains Ice crystals, It may be safely
refrozen, altnough the quality and flavor may
be affected Use refrozen foods qurckly If the
condrtion of tne food IS poor or you h'ave any
susplcrons, It IS terse to dispose of it