Whirlpool ETl8ZK Use And Care Manual page 13

IMPORTANT:
Do not expect your freezer to quick-
freeze any large quantity of food. Put no more
unfrozen food into the freezer
than will freeze
wlthln 24 hours. (No more than 2 to 3 pounds of
food per cubic foot of freezer space.) leave
enough space for alr to circulate around
pack-
ages. Be careful to leave enough room
at the
front so the door can close tightly.
FOOD STORAGE CHART
Sfomge times* will vary according fo the qualm
lfy of fhe food, fhe fype of packaging or wrap
used (molsfure and vapor-proof), and fhe sfor.
agefemperafurewhlch should be 0°F ( -17.8%)
Food
storage Time
FRUITS
Fruit Juloe concentrate
........ 12 months
Commerolally frozen fruit .....
12 montfu
Citrus fruit and Juloes ......
4 to 6 months
Others .................... Stol2monthc
VWETABLES
Commerclolfy frozen
..........
8 months
Home frozen ..............
8to12mWhs
MEAT
Bacon .................... 4 weeks or less
Corned beef .............
4weeksorleu
(Salting meat shortens freezer Ilfe)
Frankfurters ..................... 1 monfh
Qround beef, lamb, veal ... 2 to 3 monfhs
Roosts:
Beef ....................
6tol2months
Lambondveal .......... 6to9months
Pork ..................... 4toSmonths
Sausage,fresh.. ...........
lto2months
Steaks and chops:
Beef .................... Stol2months
Lamb,veal,pork.. ....... 3fo4months
FISH
Cod, flounder, haddock
sole ......................... 6months
Blueflsh,salmon.. .........
2to3months
Maokerel,peroh..
......... 2to3monfhs
Breaded flsh (purohased) ...... 3 menths
Clams, oysters, cooked
fish, crab, soallops .......
3 to 4 months
Alaskan king orob ............
l8 months
Shrimp, uncooked
............
12
months
POULTRY
Chloken or furkey,
whole or parts
.............. 12monfhs
Duck ..........................
6 months
Qlblets ....................
2to3months
Cooked poultry w/gravy
....... 6 months
SllOeS (no
gravy)
................
1 month
MAIN DISHES
Stews; meaf, pouffry
and flsh casserole
....... 2 to 3 months
TV dlnnen
................. 3 to 6 months
Food Stomge
Time
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Bulter ...................... 6toOmonthr
Margarine ..................... 12 monthr
cheese:
Camembert, Mozzarellq
fannorl .................... Bmonthr
Creamedooffage ...... DONOTFREBZE
Cheddar, Mom, Gouda,
Swks,bWk.eto. ........ 6toSweeks
Freezing oon ohange texture of
oheese.
Ice oream, loe milk, sherbet ..... 2 monfhs
EOQS
Whole (mlxed) .................
ZE?
.........................
z i;g
...........................
l2 monfhs
(Add sugar or
salt to yolks or whole mlxed eggs)
BAKEDOOODS
Ywstbroodsondrolls.. ........ 3months
-Brown WSewerotk.. .... 3months
Unbokedbrwds ................ lmonth
Qliokbmods .............. tto3months
Cokes,&tnfmdd ........... 2to4months
zmfi
.............................
8fo ;;z
...
iEizzz%
..............................
Sfottiiii
Bokodples.. ............... lto2months
Plodou#only ............. 4to6months
'Based on U.S.D.A. and Mlchtgan Cooperatlve
Extension Service suggested staroge tlrnes.
If electricity goes off
Call the power company. Ask how long power
will be off.
1.
If service is to be interrupted 24 hours or less,
keep both doors closed.
This will help frozen
foods to stay frozen.
2. If service is to be interrupted longer than 24
hours:
[a) Remove all frozen food and store in a
frozen food locker. Or...
(b) Place 2 Ibs (0.9 kg) of dry ice in freezer for
every cu. ft. of freezer space. This will keep
frozen foods for 2 to 4 days. Wear gloves to
protect your hands from dry ice burns.
[c) If neither food locker storage nor dry ice is
available, use or can perishable food at
once.
3.
A
full freezer will stay cold longer than a
Partly filled one. A freezer full of meat will stay
cold longer than a freezer full of baked
goods. If
food contains ice crystals, it
may
be
Safely
refrozen, although the quality and
flavor may be affected.
Use
refrozen foods
quickly. If the
condition of the food is poor or
if
YOU
feel it is unsafe, dispose of it,