Whirlpool ET22DK Use & Care Manual page 14

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 pack-
ages. Be careful to leave enough room at the
front so the door can close tightly.
FOOD STORAGE CHART
Storage times* will vary according to the qual-
ity of the food, the type of packaging or wrap
used (moisture and vapor-proof), and the stor-
age temperature which should be 0 F ( 17.8 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
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 king crab ............ 10 months
Shrimp, uncooked ............. 12 months
POULTRY
Whole chicken or turkey .......
12 months
Duck ...........................
6 months
Giblets ..................... 2 to 3 months
Cooked poultry w/gravy .......
6 months
Slices (no gravy) ................ 1 month
MAIN DISHES
Stews; meat, poultry
and fish casserole ........ 2 to 3 months
TV dinners
..................
3
to
6 months
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.. ......................... 12months
[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 DA. and Michigan Cooperative
Extension Service suggested storage times.
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WII be off
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