Packaged Frozen Food Store on freezer doo
STORING FROZEN FOOD
shelf or in the freezer. If you plan to store tt for a lone
time. re-wrap it with aluminum foil or plastic wrap.
Frozen Meats? .The following hints will heIF
keep the quality In your frozen meats:
1. Freeze meat while fresh and in top condition.
2. Use only recommended wrapping materials.
3. Prepare the meat for freezing before wrap.
ping it. Trim off excess fat and remove bone:
when practical. Meat should not be saltec
because salt shortens freezer life.
4. Wrap trghtly. pressing out as much air a:
possrble.
The freezer sectjon 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 recommendec
home.
Frozen Soups, Juices .Store on freezer do0
shelf or In the freezer.
STORAGE CHART FOR FROZEN FOOD
Packaging -The secret of successful freezlng 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 shrxt 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) contatners wrth tlght- Cooked Dishes ............... 2-3 months
fitting IIds, straight-sided canning freezrng jars. Fish and Seafoods
heavy-duty aluminum foil. plastic-coated paper and Fresh ......................... 6months
non-permeable plastic wraps (such as Saran] are Commercially Frozen ...... l-3 months
recommended Note, Heat-sealed boilrng bags are Fruits ........................... 6months
easy to use and can be used by themselves or as Ice Cream ....................... 1 month
carton liners Concentrated Juice .......... 4-6 months
Meats
IMPORTANT: Do not expect your freezer to quick- 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 .................... 1-2 months
careful to leave enough room at the front so the Beef, veal, lamb roasts ....... 6 months
door can close tightly. Ground meat ................ 1-2 months
Poultry ..................... 3-4 months
Vegetables .................... 6months
Ice Cream Store In the freezer. Once the pack-
1
age IS opened, place a piece of aluminum toll or
?Courtesy of Notlonol LIvestock and Meat Board one
plastic wrap smoothly against the Ice cream surface
USDA
This will prevent ice crystals from formrng.
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 perrshabtes.
injured or trapped.
freeze other Items. If your refrigerator IS equipped
with an automatic Ice maker, 1) turn It off, 2) shut off
To restart refrigerator. see ?Using Your Refrigerator
the water supply to the tee maker, 3) empty the Ice
bin. Moving...
Long vacations. . . If your refrigerator IS equipped with an automatic
Ice maker, shut off the Ice maker water supply a
Remove all the food if you are going for a month
day ahead of time. Disconnect the water line After
cr more. If your refrigerator IS equipped with an
the last supply of ice drops, lift the signal arm to turn
automatrc rce maker. turn off the water supply to
off the ice maker.
the Ice maker at least a day ahead. When the last
Remove all food Pack frozen foods In dry Ice
load of Ice drops, turn off the tee maker
Unplug the refrlgeratoc and clean it thoroughly
Unplug the refrrgerator ond clean it rrnse well Remove everythtng that comes out. Wrap all parts
and dry Tape rubber or wo& blocks to both doors
well and tape them together so they don?t shift and
.keeplng them open far enough for arr to get In
rattle
This WI/I keep odor and mold from bulldIng up
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