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Storing frozen food
Prepackaged
frozen food
Store In orlglnal
packaglng
on freezer door
shelf or on freezer shelf.
Meat/poultry
Trim off excess fat and remove
bones when
necessary.
Meat/poultry
should not be
salted. Wrap tlghtty In heavy-duty
alumlnum
foil, plastlcccated
paper
or nonpermeable
plastic wraps (made
out of a Saran film).
Pres out as much air as possible.
Label and
date the meat/poultry.
Do not refreeze
thawed
meat.
Ice cream
Store In orlglnal
packaglng.
When opened.
place
a piece
of aluminum
foil or waxed
paper
against
Ice cream
surface
to prevent
the formation
of ice crystals.
Frozen juices
Store In orlglnal
container
on freezer door
shelf or on freezer shelf.
Storage
chart for frozen food'
TYPE
APPROXIMATE
TIME (MONTHS)
Bread
2
Cooked
dishes
2 to 3
Fresh fish/seafood
6
Frozen fish/seafood
1 to3
Fruit
6
Ice cream
1
Concentrated
lulce
4 to 6
1 Bacon
less than 1
I
w/chops
3 to 4
I
Iausaae
1 to2
I
I
Beef/veal/lamb
roasts
6
I
I
Ground
meat
1 to2
I
Ipoultrv
3 to 4
I
Vegetables
6
'Storage tlmes glven In thls chart are only a guide.
For best use of freezer space, keep frozen food for
short times. Use, then replace as needed.
Courtesy of National Livestock & Meat Board and
U.S.D.A.
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