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GUIDE TO FOOD STORAGE
Freezing pastry and bread
Wrap bread In recommended
maternal. Thaw
insrde the wrapping.
Unbaked
yeast bread can be
frozen
after the first risrng. Punch down,
wrap
and freeze.
Bake cookies
and pastry as usual. Cool and
freeze on trays, then pack in recommended
freezer
bags or cartons.
Unbaked
cookres and
pastry may be dropped,
moulded,
or rolled and
frozen
on trays. Store In bags or cartons.
Bake
wrthout
thawing.
Fruit pres are best frozen
unbaked.
Bake without
thawing.
Food storage
chart
Storage trme WIII vary according
to the quality
of
the food, the type of packagrng
or wrap used
(moisture
and vapour
proof),
and the storage
temperature
(which
should
be -18°C).
FOOD
STORAGE TIME
FRUIT
Fruit juice concentrate
Fruit (general)
Citrus fruit and juice
VEGETABLES
Commercially
frozen
Home frozen
MEAT
Sausages
Hamburgers
Beef, veal, lamb
Roasts
Beef
Lamb and veal
Pork
Fresh sausages
Steaks and chops
Beef
Lamb, veal, pork
FISH
Cod, flounder,
sole
Salmon
Mackerel,
perch
12 months
8 to 12 months
4 to 6 months
8 months
8 to 12 months
4 weeks or less
1 month
2 to 3 months
6 to 12 months
6 to 12 months
4 to 8 months
1 to 2 months
8 to 12 months
2 to 4 months
6 months
2 to 3 months
2 to 3 months
Battered
fish (purchased)
3 months
Clams, oysters,
cooked
fish, crab
3 to 4 months
Raw shrimp
12 months
POULTRY
Chicken
or turkey
(whole
or parts)
12 months
Duck and goose
6 months
Goblets
2 to 3 mont7s
Cooked
poultry
with gravy
6 months
Cuts (no gravy)
1 month
STEWS
Meat, poultry,
and fish
2 to 3 montis
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Butter
Margarine
6 to 9 montns
12 months
Cheese
Camembert,
mozzarella,
cottage
3 months
Creamy
cheeses
do not freeze
Brie, Emmenthal,
Sursse, etc.
6 to 8 weeks
(Freezing
may alter cheese texture)
Ice cream, fruit juices, milk
12 months
EGGS
Whole
(beaten),
whites,
yolk
12 months
(Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole
beaten
eggs)
PASTRY AND BREAD
Yeast bread and rolls
Unbaked
bread
Crorssants
Cakes (unfrosted)
Cakes (frosted)
and baked cookres
Fruit pies
12 months
Cookie
dough
Pie dough
3 months
1 month
3 months
2 to 4 months
6 to 12 months
3 months
4 to 6 months
We remind you that, In case of power
failure,
the freezer
compartment
maintains
the
appropriate
storage
temperature
for
approxrmately
12 hours; during this time, we
suggest you leave the door of the compartment
closed.
Do not refreeze
partially
thawed
food.
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