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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
wiop
used
(moisture
and
vapor-proof),
and
ihe
storage
temperature
which
should
be
0" F ( -17~3°C).
Food
FRUITS
Storage
tlme -
Fruit juice concentrate
.
12 months
Commercially
frozen fruit
. 12 months
Citrus fruit and juices.
. . . 4 to 6 months
Others
. . . . . . .
. 8 to12 months
VEGETABLES
Commercially
frozen
.
8 months
Home frozen
. . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months
MEAT
Bacon
.
4 weeks
or less
Cornedbeef
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2weeks
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 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.......................
6months
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 chicken
or turkey
. . . . 12 months
Duck
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6months
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
Margarine
2 to 9 mcnths
Cheese:
Camembert,
brick,
Mozzarella,
farmer's
3 months
Creamed
cottage
DO NOT FREEZE
Cheddar,
Edam, Gouda.
Swiss, etc.
6 to 8 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 to 12 months
[Add
sugar
or salt to yolks or whole
mlxed
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 to 4 months
Cakes,
frosted
.
8 to 12 months
Fruit cakes
.
12 months
Cookie
dough
.
3 months
Baked
cookies
8 to12 months
Baked
pies..
1 to 2 months
Pie dough
only
. . . .
4 to 6 months
'Bated
on US DA
and
Michtgon
Cooperol~ve
Erlenr~cn
Service
suggesred
slaoge
limes
If the electricity
goes off.. .
ask the power
company
hqw long
It WI;I be off
1 If less thar\
24 hours,
keep
the doors
closed.
Most foods
~111 slay frozen
2
If more than
24 hours
l
Store all froze7
food
lr a locker
Or
l
Put about
20 pounds
of dry Ice on top of the
food
Use pieces
as big
as possible
Wear
gloves
for protection
l
Use or con perishables
at once
If neither
locker
ror dry Ice IS avallable
3 A full freezer
WIII stay cold
longer
than
o par
tlally
filled
one
Meat
stays
cold
longer
than
baked
goods
If focd
still has Ice crystals
In it. it
can be refrozen
although
the quality
and flavor
may
be affected
Use refrozen
food
first If you
hove
any doubts
about
the food.
dispose
of it
4
When
the
power
comes
back
on,
the
TOO
WARM
Symbol
WIII glow
prcvided
the refrlger-
otor
temperature
IS too high
The CHECK
COIL
Symbol
may
also glow
See pages
6 and
7 for
information
on these
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