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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 O'F (-1 ;r.W'C]).
FOOD
FrUita
l
citrus
l
Commercially frozen
l
Juice concentrates
l
Others
Vegetable.
l
Commercially frozen
l
Home frozen
STORAGE TIME
4 to 6 months
12 months
12 months
8 to 12 months
8 months
8 to 12 months
l
Bacon'
l
Corned beer
l
Frankfurters
l
Ground beef, veal and
lamb
l
Roasts:
-Beef
4an-b 8 veal
-Pork
l
Sausage (fresh)
l
Steaks 8 chops:
-Beef
-Lamb, veal
a
pork
Fkh
l
Alaskan king crab
l
Blue fish (L salmon
l
Breaded fish
(purchased)
l
Clams, oysters,
cooked fish, crab 8
scallops
l
Cod, flounder, sole 8
haddock
l
Mackerel 8 perch
l
Shrimp (uncooked)
Poultry
l
Chicken or turkey
(whole or parts)
l
Cooked (w/gravy)
l
Duck
l
Giblets
l
Sliies (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
STORAGE TIME
Maln dishes
l
Casseroles (meat,
2 to 3 months
pOUhQf
a
fish)
l
Stews
2 to 3 months
l
TV diners
3 to 6 months
Daly products
l
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
l
ke cream, ice milk 8
sherbet
2 months
Egw
l
whole
(mixed)
12 months
l
Whites
12 months
l
Yolks
12 months
NOTE: Add sugar or salt
to yolks or whole mixed
ww.
Baked goods
l
Brown 'N Serve rolls
3 months
NW
l
Cakes (frosted)
8 to 12 months
l
Cakes (unfrosted)
2 to 4 months
l
Cookies (baked)
8 to 12 months
l
cookii
dough
3 months
l
Fruitcakes
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 8 rolls
3 months
'Salting meat shortens freezer le.
**Freezing can change texture of cheese.
Based on U.S.D.A. and Michigan Cooperative
Extension Service suggested storage times.
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