Frozen Meats- The followrng hints ~111 help
STORING FROZEN FOOD keep the quality rn your frozen meats
The freezer section IS designed for storage of corn- 1. Freeze meat while fresh and rn top condition
mercrally frozen foods and for freezing foods ot 2. Use only recommended wrapping materrcls
home 3. Prepare the meat for freezing before wrap-
prng it Tram 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 err as
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6. Refreezing thowed meat IS not recommended
Packaging-The secret of successful freezing IS Frozen Soups, Juices Store on freezer door
in the packaging The wrap you use must be air. shelf or In the freezer.
moisture and vapor proof The way you close orld
seal the package must not allow air, morsture or STORAGE CHART FOR FROZEN FOOD
vapors rn or out Storage times given in this chart are only a
Rigid polyethylene (plastic) containers with tight- guide. For best use of freezer space, keep fro-
fitting lids, straight-sided cannrng freezing tars. zen foods for short times. Use, then replace as
heavy-duty aluminum forl. plasttc-coated paper and needed.
non-permeable plostrc wraps [such as Saran) are
Bread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 months
recommended Note Heat-sealed borlrng bags are
Cooked Dishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 months
easy to use and can be used by themselves or OS
Fish and Seafoods
carton loners
Fresh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6months
Commercially Frozen . . . . . . l-3 months
IMPORTANT: Do not expect your freezer to qulck- Fruits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6months
freeze any large quantlty of food. leave enough IceCream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month
space for alr to circulate around packages. Be
Concentrated Juice.. . . . . . . . . 4-6 months
careful to leave enough room at the front so the
Meats
door can close tlghtly.
Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Less than 1 month
Pork roasts, chops . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 months
Ice Cream Store rn the freezer Once the pock Sausage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 months
age IS opened, place a piece of aluminum foil or Beef, veal, lamb roasts . . . . . . . 6 months
waxed paper smoothly against the Ice cream sur- Ground meat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I-2 months
face This will prevent Ice crystals from formrng Poultry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 months
Vegetables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 months
Packaged Frozen Food .Store on freezer door
shelf or in the freezer If you plan to store it for a long
?Courtesy of Notronol LIvestock and Meat Board and
time, re-wrap It with alumrnum fort or plastic wrap
USDA
Vacation and moving care
WARNING: Tape blocks out of a child?s
reach...do not allow children near
Short vacations. . .
the refrigerator when the doors are
No need to shut off the refrigerator If you WIII be
blocked open. They may become
away for less than four weeks Use up perishables
injured or trapped.
freeze other items If your refrigerator IS equipped
with on automatic ice maker, 1) turn It off 2) shut off
To restart refrigerator, see ?UsrnQ Your Refrigerator
the water supply to the Ice maker, 3) empty the Ice
bin Moving. . .
If your refrrgerator IS equrpped with an automatic
Long vacations. . . Ice mraker, shut off the Ice maker water supply a
day ahead of time Disconnect the water line After
Remove all the food if you are gorng for a month
the last supply of Ice drops, lift the srgnal arm to turn
or more If your refrigerator IS equipped wrth an
automatrc Ice maker, turn off the water supply to off the ice maker
Remove all food Pack frozen foods in dry ice
the Ice maker at least a day ahead When the lost
Unplug the refrigerator and clean it thoroughly
load of Ice drops, turn off the Ice maker
Unplug the refrrgerator and clean it .rinse Well Remove everything that comes out Wrap all parts
and dry Tape rubber or wood blocks to both doors well and tape them together so they don?t shaft and
keeprng them open for enough for Qrr to get in rattle
Thrs WIII keep odor and mold from burlding up Screw in the levelling legs. tape the doors shut,
tope the electric cord to the cabrnet When you get
to your new home, put everything back, level it,
reconnect the water supply and refer to the ?Before
UsIn page
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