Whirlpool ET18XM Use & Care Manual page 13

MPORTANT: Do not expect your freezer to qulck-
reeze any large quanttty of food. Put no more
Introzen food Into the freezer than will freeze
rtthln 24 hours. (No more than 2 to 3 pounds of
c+od per cubic foot of freezer space.) leave
lnough space tar air to circulate around pack-
Iges. Be careful to leave enough room at the
rorr? so the door can close tlghtty.
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-
agetemperature which should be 0°F ( -17.B"C).
Food Storage Tlme
FRUITS
FNR Juloe concentrate
........ 12 months
Commercially frozen fruit ......
12 months
CltrusfrultandJulces.. .....
4todmonths
Others .................... B to 12 months
VEGETABLES
Commercially frozen ........... B months
Home frozen ..............
8 to 12 months
MEAT
Bacon ....................
4 weeks or less
Corned beef .............. 4 weeks or less
(Sattlng meat shortens freezer Ilte)
Fmnklurters ..................... 1 month
Ground beef, lamb, veal ..... 2 to 3 months
Roasts:
Beef .................... 6tol2months
Lamb and veal ...........
6 to 9 months
Fork ...................... 4 to 8 months
Sausage, fresh ............. 1 to 2 months
Steaks and chops:
Beet .................... 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 flsh (purchased) ......
3 months
Clams, oysters, cooked
flsh, crab, scallops
.......
3 to 4 months
Alaskan king crab
............
10 months
Shrimp, uncooked ............. 12 months
POULTRY
Whole chlcken or turkey .......
12 months
Duck ...........................
6 months
Giblets
..................... 2 to 3 months
Cooked pouMy wlgmvy
.......
6 months
Slices (no gravy)
................
1 month
MAIN DISHES
Stews; meat, poultry
and fish casserole
........ 2 to 3 months
TVdlnners.. ................
3to6monthr
hod
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Storage Time
Butter ...... . ............... 6to9months
Margarine ..................... 12 months
Cheese:
Camembert, Mozzarella,
farmer% .................... 3months
Creamed cottage
...... DO NOT FREEZE
Cheddar, Edam, Gouda,
SWISS, brtck, etc. ........ 6 to 8 weeks
Freezlng can change texture ot
cheese.
Ice cream, Ice milk, sherbet ..... 2 months
EGGS
Whole (mlxed) ................. 12 months
Whites ......................... 12
months
Yolks ........................... 12 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, frosted ............ 8 to 12 months
Fruit cakes .................... 12 months
Cookle 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.D.A. and Michigan Cooperatlve
Extension Service suggested storage times.
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 les!
keep both doors closed.
This will help froze1
foods to stay frozen.
2. If service is to be interrupted longer than 2<
hours:
[a) Remove all frozen food and store in (
frozen food locker. Or...
[b) Place 2 Ibs (0.9 kg] of dry ice in freezer fo
every cu. ft. of freezer space. This will keel:
frozen foods for 2
to 4 days. Wear gloves tc
protect your hands from dry ice burns.
(c) If neither food locker storage nor dry ice i
available, use or can perishable food a
once.
3. A full freezerwill stay cold longerthan a partl!
filled one. A freezer full of meat will stay colt
longer than a freezer full of baked goods. I
food contains ice crystals, it may be safel!
refrozen, although the quality and flavor ma!
be affected. Use refrozen foods quickly. If the
condition of the food is poor or you have an\
suspicions, it is wise to dispose of it.