Maytag 913478 Use And Care Manual page 15

IMPORTANT: Do not expect your freezer to quick-
freeze any large quantity of food. Put no more
unfrozen food into the freezer than will freeze within
24 hours. (No more than 2 to 3 pounds of food 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.
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FOOD STORAGE CHART
Storage times* will vary according to the quality of
the food, the type of packaging or wrap used
(moisture and vapour-proof), and the storage
temperature which should be O'F (-17.8.C).
Food
Storage Time
FRUITS
Fruit juice concentrate ............... 12 months
Commercially frozen fruit ..........
12 months
Citrus 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 ........................ 4 weeks or less
(Salting 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 8 months
Sausage, fresh ....................... 1 to 2 months
Steaks and chops:
Beef ................................... 8 to 12 months
Lamb, veal, pork ................ 3 to 4 months
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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
fish, crab, scallops
............ 3 to 4 months
Alaskan king crab ....................... 10 months
Shrimp, uncooked
......................
12 months
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Chicken or turkey,
whole or parts ..........................
12 months
Duck ............................................... 6 months
Giblets .................................... 2 to 3 months
Cooked poultry w/gravy ............... 6 months
Slices (no gravy) .............................
1 month
WAIN DISHES
Stews; meat, poultry
and fish casserole
.............
2 to 3 months
TV dinners .............................. 3 to 6 months
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Food Storage Time
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Butter.. ................................... 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 8 weeks
Freezing can change texture of cheese.
Ice cream, ice milk, sherbet.. ......
2 months
EGGS
Whole (mixed)
............................ 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, unfrosted .................. 2 to 4 months
Cakes, frosted .................... 8 to 12 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 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 power will
be off.
1. If service is to be interrupted 24 hours or less,
keep both doors closed. This will 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 neither food locker storage nor dry ice is
available, use or can perishable food at once.
3. A full freezer will stay cold longer than a partly
filled one. Afreezerfull of meat will stay cold longer
than a freezer full of baked goods. If food contains
ice crystals, it may be safely refrozen, although
the quality and flavour may be affected. Use
refrozen foods quickly. If the condition of the food
is poor or if you feel it is unsafe, dispose of it.
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