NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER Use And Care Guide

IMPORTANT: Do not expect your
freezer to quick-freeze any large
quantity of food. No more than 2 to
3 pounds of fresh meat or 3 to 4
pounds of 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 tightly.
FROZEN FOOD STORAGE CHART
Storage times’ will vary accordrng to the
qualrty of the food, the type of packaging or
wrap used (moisture and vapor-proof], and
the storage temperature (should be at 0 F
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Food
Storage time
FRUITS
Fruit juice concentrate 12 months
Commercially frozen fruit 12 months
Citrus fruit and juices.. 4 to 6 months
Others 8 to 12 months
VEGETABLES
Commercially frozen 8 months
Home frozen 8 to 12 months
MEAT
Bacon
4 weeks or less
Corned beef _._._..._........ 2 weeks
Cured ham 1 to 2 months
(Salting meat shortens freezer life)
Frankfurters _, _. 1 month
Ground beef, lamb, veal 2 to 3 months
Roasts:
Beef 6 to 12 months
Lamb and veal 6 to 9 months
Pork ,, ,_, ,_,_.......... 410 8 months
Sausage, fresh 1 to 2 months
Steaks and chops:
Beef 8 to 12 months
Lamb, veal, pork
3 to 9 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 king crab _. 10 months
Shrimp, uncooked 12 months
POULTRY
Whole chicken or turkey.. 12 months
Duck _, _. _. 6 months
Giblets 2 to 3 months
Cooked poultry w/gravy 6 months
Slices (no gravy) 1 month
Food
MAIN DISHES
Storage time
Stews; meat, poultry
and fish casserole 2 to 3 months
TV dinners 3 to 6 months
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Butter 2 to 9 months
Margarine 2 to 9 months
Cheese:
Camembert, dry curd
cottage, farmer’s,
Roquefort, blue 3 months
Creamed cottage DO NOT FREEZE
Cheddar, Edam, Gouda,
Swiss, brick, etc. 6 to 8 weeks
Freezing can change texture of
cheese.
Ice cream, ice milk,
sherbet _........._......... 4weeks
EGGS
Whole (mixed) 9 to 12 months
Whites 9 to 12 months
Yolks 9 to 12 months
[Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed
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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
Cookie dough 3 months
Baked cookies 8 to12 months
Baked pies.. 1 to 2 months
Pie dough only 4 to 6 months
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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 freezer ciosed Most food WIII 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 about 20 pounds of dry ice on top
of the food, usrng pieces as large as pos-
sible Protect your hands with gloves
(c) If neither food locker storage nor dry ice
IS avarlable, use or can perishable food
at once.
3. A full freezer will stay cold longerthan 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 this quickly, If the condition
of the food is poor or you have any suspicions,
It IS wise to dispose of It.
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