Whirlpool ED26MM Use & Care Manual page 15

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.
FOOD 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 ( -17.8C).
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FRUITS
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Fruit juke concentrate . . . . . 12 months
Commercially frozen fruft . . 12 months
Cltrus tult 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
(Salting meat shortens freezer Ilfe)
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 to4 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
Shrlmp, uncooked
. . . . . . . . . 12 months
POULTRY
Whole chlcken or turkey.. . . 12 months
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 months
Giblets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months
Cooked poultry w/gravy . . . 6 months
Slices (no gravy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month
Food
MAIN DISHES
Storage time
Stews; meat, poultry
and fish casserole . . . . 2 to 3 months
TV dinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 6 months
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . 6 to 9 months
Margarlne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 9 months
Cheere:
Camembert, brick,
Mozzarella, farmer's . . . . 3 months
Creamed cottage
. .
DO NOT
FREEZE
Cheddar, Edam, Gouda,
Swlss,etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to8 weeks
Freezing can change texture of
cheese.
Ice cream, Ice mllk
sherbet . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
EGGS
Whole (mlxed) . . . . . . . . . 9 to12 months
Whites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months
Yolks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to12 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.trosted . . . . . . . . . 8 to12 months
Frult cakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 months
Cookie dough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 months
Baked cookies . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months
Baked pies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2 months
Ple dough only . . . . . . . . . . 4 to 6 months
'Based on U.S.D.A. and Michigan Ccc~erabve Exlens~cn Sefv~ce
suggested slotage tunes.
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 2~
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 fc
every cu. ft of freezer space This will keep
frozen foods for 2 to 4 days. Wear gloves tc
protect your hands from dry Ice burns
(c) If neither rood locker storage nor dry icc
IS available, use or con perishoble foot
at once
3. A full freezer WIII stay cold longer than a part11
filled one A freezer full of meat ~111 stay colt
longer than a freezer full of baked goods. I
food contains Ice crystals, It may be safeI\
refrozen, although the quality and flavor ma\
be affected Use refrozen foods quickly If the
condition of the food is poor or you hove an:
suspicions, it 1s wise to dispose of it