STORING FROZEN FOOD Packaged Frozen Food Store on freezer doe
shelf or in the freezer If you plan to store it for a lone
trme. re-wrap it with aluminum foil or plastic wrap
Frozen Meats* .The following hints WIII helr
keep the quality In your frozen meats
1. Freeze meat while fresh and tn top condrtion
2. Use only recommended wrapprng materrals
3. Prepare the meat for freezing before wrap-
pang It Trim off excess fat and remove bone:
when practrcal. Meat should not be saltec
because salt shortens freezer Irfe.
4. Wrap trghtly, pressrng out as much air a:
possrble
The freezer section IS desrgned for storage of com- 5. Label and date it
nercrclly frozen foods and for freezrng foods at
iome 6. Refreezing thawed meat IS not recommendec
Frozen Soups, Juices Store on freezer doo
shelf or in the freezer
STORAGE CHART FOR FROZEN FOOD
Packaging ~ The secret of successful freezrng IS Storage times given in this chart are only a
-I the packaging The wrap you use must be arr. guide. For best use of freezer space, keep fro-
norsture and vapor proof The way you close and zen foods for short times. Use, then replace as
eal the package must not allow arr. moisture or needed.
?apors in or out Bread .......................... 2 months
RIgid polyethylene (plastrc) conlarners wrth trght- Cooked Dishes ....... , ....... 2-3 months
rttrng lids, strarght-sided cannrng freezrng tars, Fish and Seafoods
leavy-duty aluminum foil, plastlccwted paper and Fresh ......................... 6 months
ionpermeable plastrc wraps [such as Saran] are Commercially Frozen ...... l-3 months
ecommended Note Heat-sealed borlrng bags are Fruits ........................... 6months
?asy to use and can be used by themselves or as Ice Cream ....................... 1 month
arton liners Concentrated Juice .......... 4-6 months
Meats
MPGRTANT: Do not expect your freezer to qulck- Bacon ................ less than 1 month
reeze any large quantlty of food. leave enough Pork roasts, chops .......... 3-4 months
ipace for air to circulate around packages. Be Sausage ........ , ........... l-2 months
:areful to leave enough room at the front so the Beef, veal, lamb roasts . , ..... 6 months
joor can close tightly. Ground meat ............... . l-2 months
Poultry ..................... 3-4 months
Vegetables .................... 6months
Ice Cream...Store in the freezer Once the pack-
Ige is opened, place a piece of aluminum foil or
Ilasttc wrap smoothly against the Ice cream surface ?Courtesy of NotIonal LIvestock and Meal Board ant
-his will prevent Ice crystals from formrng. USDA
WARNING: Tape blocks out of a child?s
Vacation and moving care reach...do not allow children near
Short vacations. . . the retrlgemtor when the doors are
blocked open. They may become
No need to shut off the refrigerator If you WI/I be inlured or trapped.
away for less than four weeks Use up per?shables
freeze other items Turn off your Ice maker, shut off To restart refrigerator, see ?Using Your Refrigerator
the water supply empty the Ice bin and make sure
Moving...
all Ice cubes are dispensed out of the mechanism Shut off the Ice maker water supply a day ahead of
Long vacations. . . trme Drsconnect the water line After the last supply of
Remove all the food If you are going for a month Ice drops, I~ft the signal arm to turn off the ice maker
Remove all food Pack frozen foods in dry ice. Un-
or more If your refrigerator IS equipped with an
automatic Ice maker, turn off the water supply to plug the refrigerator and clean It thoroughly
the Ice maker at least a day ahead When the last Remove everything that comes out Wrap all parts
load of Ice 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 rattle
and dry Tape rubber or wood blocks to both doors Screw In the levelling legs, tape the doors shut; tape
the electric cord to the cabinet. When you get to your
keeping them open far enough for atr to get In
This will keep odor and mold from building up new home, put everythIng back, reconnect the water
10 supply and refer to ?Before Using...? page |
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