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Freezer food storage chart
Storage times will vary according to the quality of
the food, the type of packaging or wrap used (air
and moisture proof) and the storage temperature
(which should be 0°F [-17.8"C]).
FOOD
Fruits
l
Cttrus
l
Commercially frozen
l
Juice concentrates
l
Others
STORAGE TIME
4 to 6 months
12 months
12 months
8 to 12 months
Vegetables
l
Commercially frozen
l
Home frozen
8 months
8 to 12 months
Meats
l
Bacon*
l
Corned beef'
l
Frankfurters
l
Ground beef, veal and
lamb
l
Roasts:
-Beef
-Lamb & veal
-Pork
l
Sausage (fresh)
l
Steaks & chops:
-Beef
-Lamb, veal & pork
Fish
l
Alaskan king crab
l
Blue fish & salmon
l
Breaded fish
(purchased)
l
Clams, oysters,
cooked fish, crab &
scallops
. Cod, flounder, sole &
haddock
l
Mackerel & perch
. Shrimp (uncooked)
Poultry
l
Chicken or turkey
(whole or parts)
l
Cooked (w/ gravy)
l
Duck
l
Gible!s
l
Slices (no gravy)
4 weeks or less
4 weeks or less
1 month
2 to 3 months
6 to 12 months
6 to 9 months
4 to 8 months
1 to 2 months
8 to 12 months
3 to 4 months
10 months
2 to 3 months
3 months
3 to 4 months
6 months
2 to 3 months
12 months
12 months
6 months
6 months
2 to 3 months
1 month
FOOD
STORAGE TIME
Main dishes
l
Casseroles (meat,
2 to 3 months
poultry & fish)
l
Stews
2 to 3 months
l
TV dinners
3 to 6 months
Dairy products
. Butter
6 to 9 months
l
Margarine
12 months
l
Cheese:"
-Camembert,
Farmer's &
Mozzarella
3 months
-Creamed cottage
do not freeze
-Cheddar, Edam,
Gouda. Swiss,
Brick, etc.
6 to 8 weeks
9 Ice cream, ice milk &
sherbet
2 months
Eggs
. Whole (mixed)
l
Whites
l
Yolks
NOTE: Add sugar or salt
to yolks or whole mixed
eggs.
Baked goods
12 months
12 months
12 months
l
Brown 'N Serve rolls
3 months
(baked)
l
Cakes (frosted)
8 to 12 months
l
Cakes (unfrosted)
2 to 4 months
. Cookies (baked)
8 to 12 months
l
Cookie dough
3 months
l
Fruit cakes
12 months
l
Pies (baked)
1 to 2 months
l
Pies dough
4 to 6 months
l
Quick breads
2 to 3 months
l
Unbaked breads
1 months
l
Yeast breads & rolls
3 months
"Salting meat shortens freezer life.
"Freezing can change texture of cheese.
Based on U.S.D.A. and Michigan Cooperative
Extension Service suggested storage times.
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