Packaged Frozen Food Store on freezer door
STORING FROZEN FOOD
shelf or tn the freezer If you plan to store it for a long
time, re-wrap It with aluminum foil or plastic wrap
Frozen Meats- The followlng hints WIII help
keep the quality In your frozen meats
1. Freeze meat while fresh and In top condltlon
2. Use only recommended wrapplng materials.
3. Prepare the meat foe freezing before wrap-
ping It. Trim off excess fat and remove bones
when practical Meat should not be salted
because salt shortens freezer life
4. Wrap tightly, pressing out as much air as
posstble
The freezer section IS designed for storage of com-
5. Label and date It.
merclally frozen foods and for freezing foods at
6. Refreezing thawed meat IS not recommended
home
Frozen Soups, Juices .Store on freezer door
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STORAGE CHART FOR FROZEN FOOD
Packaging ~ The secret of successful freezing IS Storage times given in this chart are only a
in the packaging The wrap you use must be air, guide. For best use of freezer space, keep fro-
moisture and vapor proof The way you close and zen foods for shoct times. Use, then replace as
seal the package must not allow air, moisture or needed.
vapors in or out Bread .......................... 2 months
Rigid polyethylene (plastic) containers with tight- Cooked Dishes ............... 2-3 months
flttlng lids, straight-sided canning freezing jars, Fish and Seafoods
heavy-duty aluminum foil. plostlc-cwted paper and Fresh ......................... 6months
non-permeable plastic wraps [such as Saran) are Commercially Frozen ...... l-3 months
recommended Note Heat-sealed bolllng bags are Fruits ........................... 6 months
easv to use and can be used by themselves or as IceCream ....................... 1 month
carton liners Concentrated Juice .......... 4-6 months
Meats
IMPORTANT: Do not expect your freezer to qulck- Bacon ................ Less than 1 month
freeze any large quantity of food. leave enough Pork roasts, chops .......... 3-4 months
space for air to circulate around packages. Be Sausage .................... l-2 months
careful to leave enough room at the front so the Beef, veal, lamb roasts ....... 6 months
door can close tightly. Ground meat ................ l-2 months
Poultry ..................... 3-4 months
Ice Cream Store In the freezer Once the pack- Vegetables .................... 6months
age IS opened, place a piece of aluminum foil or
waxed paper smoothly against the Ice cream sur- ?Courtesy of Noilonal Live Stock and Meat Board
face This WIII prevent Ice crystals from forming ?Courtesy of U S D A
J
WARNING: Tape blocks out of a child?s
Vacation and moving care reach...do not allow children near
the refrigerator when the doors are
Short vacations. . ,
blocked open. They may become
No need to shut off the refrigerator if you WIII be
injured or trapped.
away for only a few weeks. Use up the perishables,
freeze other Items Turn off your Ice maker, shilt off To restart refrigerator, see ?Using Your Refrigerator.?
the water supply, empty the ice bin and make sure
Moving...
all Ice cubes are dtspensed out of the mechanism
Shut off the Ice maker water supply a day ahead of
time Disconnect the water line. Afterthe last supply of
Long vacations. . .
Ice drops, I~ft the signal arm to turn off the ice maker
Remove all the food If you are going for a month
Remove all food Pack frozen foods in dry ice Un-
OT more At least a day ahead, turn off the water
plug the refrigerator and clean It thoroughly
supply to the Ice maker When the last Idad of Ice
Remove everything that comes out Wrap all parts
drops, turn off the ice maker
well and tape them together so they don?t shift and
Unplug the refrigerator and clean It rinse well
ratile
and dry Tape rubber or wood blocks to both doors
Screw In the levelllng legs; tape the door shut, tape
keeping them open far enough for air to get In
the electric cord to the cabinet When you get to your
This will keep cddor and mold from building up
new home, put everything back: reconnect the water
supply and refer to ?Install Properly ? page
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