Packaged Frozen Food Store on freezer door
STORING FRO2 EN FOOD
shelf or In the freezer. If you plan to store it for a long
time re-wrap It with alumrnum forI or plastrc wrap
Frozen Meats? The followrng hunts WI/I help
keep the qualrty In your frozen meats
I. Freeze meat whrle fresh and in top condrtion
2 Jse orliv recommended wrapplng materials
3. F:,epare the meat for freezrng before wrop-
r>lng I! Trim off excess fat and remove bones
hhen broctical Meat should not be salted
because salt shortens freezer life
4 ?Nrap tightly pressing out as much air as
t cssrble
The freezer L>ecti: r8 IS 3eslgnec to1
5. I abel qnd dote I?
6. :iefree?,?g ?hawed mea+ IS riot recorT>rmended
STORAGE CHART FOR FROZEN FOOD
Packaging TM secret of successtu~ freezlpg IS Storage times given in this chart are only a
IP, the packaglng -he ?wrap \/CL use rfiust be arr guide. For best use of freezer space, keep fro-
-nolsture and vapor proof The NCI?~ ~C)L close and zen foods for short times. Use, then replace as
seal the package must not allow CIII moisture or needed
i apors in or out Bread .......................... 2months
Cooked Dishes ............... 2-3 months
Fish and Seafoods
Fresh ......................... 6 months
Commercially Frozen ...... l-3 months
Fruits ........................... 6months
Ice Cream ....................... 1 month
Concentrated Juice .......... 4-6 months
Meats
IMPORTANT: Do not expect your freezer to qulck- Bacon ................. Less than 1 month
freeze any large quantlty of food. leave enough Pork roasts, chops .......... 3-4 months
space for ah 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
Vegetables .................... 6months
Ice Cream Store in the freezer Once the pack-
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cage is opened, place a prece of uluminum toll or
?Courtesy of Wotlonal Livestock and Meat Board and
elastic wrap smoothlv against the Ice cream surface bF>3A
This will prevent ice crystals from forming
Vacation and WARNING: Tape blocks out of a child?s
reach...do not allow children near
moving
the refrigerator when the doors are
blocked open. They may become
care
injured or trapped.
Short vacations... Tc restart refrigerator, see ?Using Your Refrtgerator?
?\Jo need to shut off the refrrgerator If y:)U will be
clway for less than four weeks Use up perishables Moving...
freeze other Items Remove all food Pack frozen foods 11?1 dry Ice Un
plug the refrigerator and clean It thoroughly
Long vacations... Remove everything that comes out Wrap all parts
Remove all the food If you are going for III mar th ?-A well and tape them together so they dor?t shaft and
more rattle
Unplug the refrigerator and clean ,t rinse well ori! Screw In the levelling legs, tape the doors shut, tape
ciry Tape rubber or wood blocks to both doors the electric cord to the cabinet When you get to your
keeping them open far enough for err tc: get n Thus new home, put everything bock, level It and refer to
?A II keep odor and mold fr?m bcl~ ding ,!t tht / Sefore .s,ng page |
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