Food Freezing Guide - Zanussi DV 35 Instructions For The Use And Care

FOOD FREEZING GUIDE
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Max. Storage
Period
Method Remarks
MEAT joints
Beef 10-12 months Remove additional fat
Cut to handy size wrap thoroughly
Pad bone ends
Pork 6 months Cut to hand size wrap thoroughly
ditto
Lamb
9 months
Cut to hand size wrap thoroughly ditto
Steak 10-12 months
Open freeze or interleave with plastic film ditto
Chops See Pork or
Lamb above
ditto
ditto
Veal Fillets 6-9 months ditto
Bacon, cured
smoked
6 weeks
1 month
ditto
Pack in handy meal portions
Sausages 6 weeks Wrap tightly
Pack in handy meal portions
Minced meat 2 months Wrap tightly
Pack in handy meal portions
Offal and tripe
3 months Clean thoroughly, remove tubes cores
and fat, pack in small portions
Make sure it is really fresh
POULTRY
Chicken 9-12 months Clean in usual way, joint if necessary,
wrap thoroughly
Wrap giblets separately,
pad bone ends. Do not
stuff till ready
Turkey 9-12 months
Clean in usual way, joint if necessary ditto
Duck, Goose
6 months
Clean in usual way, joint if necessary ditto
Giblets 3 months
Wrap separately from bird
Game
6 months
Hang before freezing
Cook immediately after thawing
FISH
All types
3 months
Clean, descale, discard head and tail,
wrap separately
Must be fresh
Trout 3 months
Clean, descale, discard head and tail,
wrap separately
Must be fresh
Salmon 3 months
Clean, stuff with greaseproof paper for
shape retention or cut into steaks,
cutlets or fillets
Must be fresh
VEGETABLES
Mushrooms 3 months
Leave button mushroom whole, slice
larger ones. Trim stalks, wash, dry
thoroughly. Freeze open (or sauted in a
little butter till partially cooked then freeze).
Pack in boxes
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