Packaged Frozen Food Store on freezer door shelf or in the freezer If you plan to store It for a long trme. re-wrap it with aluminum foil or plastic wrap Frozen MeatsThe followlng hints will help keep the qualtty in your frozen meats I. Freeze meat while fresh and In top condltlon 2. Use only recommended wrapping materials.. 3. Prepare the meat foe freezing before wrapping it Trim 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 air as posstble. The freezer section ISdeslgned for storage of com5. Label and date it mercially frozen foods and for freezing foods at 6. Refreezing thawed meat ISnot recommended home Frozen Soups, Juices Store on freezer door shelf or In the freezer
Packaging -The secret of successfui freezlng IS in the packaglng The wrap you use must be air, moisture and vapor proof The way you close and seal the package must not allow air, moisture or vapors In or out Rigid polyethylene (plastic) containers with tightfitting lids, straight-sided canning freezing jars, heavy-duty aluminum fotl, plastic-cwted paper and non-permeable plastic wraps (such as Saran) are recommended Note Heat-sealed boiling bags are easy to use and can be used by themselves or as carton liners. IMPORTANT: Do not expect your freezer to qulckfreeze any large quantlty of food. leave enough space for air to circulate around packages. Be careful to leave enough room at the front so the door can close tlghtly.
Ice Cream Store In the freezer Once the package IS opened, place a piece of olumlnum foil or waxed paper smoothly against the Ice cream sur- . Courtesy face This will prevent ice crystals from forming .Courtesy
STORAGECHARTFOR FROZENFOOD Storage times given in this chart are only a guide. For best use of freezer space, keep frozen foods for short times. Use, then replace as needed. Bread .......................... 2 months Cooked Dishes ............... 2-3 months Fish and Seafoods Fresh ......................... 6 months Commercially Frozen ...... l-3 months Fruits ........................... 6 months Ice Cream ....................... 1 month Concentrated Jutce .......... 4-6 months Meats Bacon ................ Less than 1 month Pork roasts. chops .......... 3-4 months Sausage ...... . ............. I;2 months Beef, veal, lamb roasts ....... 6 months Ground meat ............... . l-2 months Poultry ..................... 3-4 months Vegetables ..................... 6 months
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Vacation and moving care
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No need to shut off the refrigerator If you ~111be away for less than four weeks Use up perishables freeze other items. If your refrigerator IS equtpped with an automatic ice maker, 1) turn it off, 2) shut off the water supply to the ice maker, 3) empty the Ice bin the Ice maker at least a day ahead When the last load of Ice drops, turn off the ice maker Unplug the refrigerator and clean It rinse well and dy. Tape rubber or wood blocks to both doors keeping them open far enough for air to get In This will keep &or and mold from building up. Tape the blocks out of a child�s reach...do not allow children near the refrigerator when the doors are blocked open. To restart refrigerator, see �Using Your Refrigerator �
Long vacations.
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Remove all the food If you are going for a month or more If your refrigerator IS equipped with an automat/c Ice maker, turn off the water supply to 10
