IMPORTANT: Do not expect your
freezer to quick-freeze any large
quantlty of rood. Put no more un-
frozen food Into the freezer than will
freeze wlthln 24 hours. (No more than
2 to 3 pounds of fresh meat or 3 to 4
pounds o? vegetables per cubic foot
of freezer space.) leave enough
space for air to circulate around
packages. Be careful to leave
enough room at the front so the door
can close tlghtly.
FOOD STORAGE CHART
Storage times* will vary according to the
quality of the food, the type of packaging or
wrap used [rn@sture and vapor-proof). and
the storage temperature which should be
0” F ( -17.&C).
Food
FRUITS
Storage time
Fruit Juice concentrate . . . . . 12 months
Commefclally frozen fruit . . 12 months
Citrus fruit and juices . . . . 4 to 6 months
Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to12 months
VEGETABLES
Commercially frozen
. . . . . . . 8 months
Home frozen . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months
MEAT
Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 weeksor less
Corned beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 weeks
Curedham
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2 months
(Salting meat shortens freezer Ilte)
Frankfurters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 month
Ground beef. lamb, veal 2 to 3 months
Roasts:
Beet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to12 months
Lamb and veal
. . . . . . . 6 to 9 months
Pork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 to 8 months
Sauw, fresh . . . . . . . . . .
1 to 2 months
Steaks and chops:
Beet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to12 months
Lamb, veal, pork . . . . . . 3 to4 months
FISH
Cod, flounder, haddock
Sole.. . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 months
Blue fish, salmon . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months
Mackerel, perch . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months
Breaded fish (purchased) . . . 3 months
Clams, oysters, cooked
fish. crab, scallops . . . . 3 to 4 months
Alaskan klng crab
. . . . . . . . . 10 months
Shrimp, uncooked . . . . . . . . . 12 months
POULTRY
Whole chkken or turkey. . . .
12 months
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6months
Giblets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months
Cooked poultry w/gravy . . . 6 months
Slices (no gravy) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 month
Food
MAIN DISHES
Storw time
Stews; meat, poultry
and fish casserole
.... 2 to 3 months
TV dinners ...............
3 to6 months
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Butter ...................
6 to 9 months
Margarine ..............
2 to 9 months
Cheese:
Camembert, bilck,
Mozzarella, farmer’s
.... 3 months
Creamed cottage . .
DO NOT FREEZE
Cheddar, Edam, Gouda,
Swls.s,etc..
........... 6to8weeks
Freezlng can change texture of
cheese.
Ice cream, Ice mllk
sherbet ....................
4 weeks
EGGS
Whole (mlxed)
......... 9 to 12 months
Whites .................
9 to 12 months
Yolks ...................
9 to 1.2 months
(Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed
egwl
BAKED GOODS
Yeast breads and rolls
...... 3 months
Baked Brown ‘N Serve
rolls .......................
3 months
Unbaked breads
............. 1 month
Gulck breqds
........... 2 to 3 months
Cakes, unfrosted
........ 2 to4 months
Cakes, frosted
......... 8 to 12 months
Frult
cakes
........
, ........ 12 months
Cookle dough
.............. 3 months
Baked cookies
......... 8 to 12 months
Baked pies ..............
lto2 months
Ple dough only
.......... 4 to6 months
‘Based cn U.S.D.A. and Michlgon Cmperotive Extension Service
suggested stooge times.
If electrlclty 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 wtll 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 WIII 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 you have any
suspicions, it is wise to dispose of it.
