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5 USING YOUR FREEZER
FROZEN / DEEP-FROZEN PRODUCE
Your household
appliance can be used to freeze food. It quickly reduces the temperature
at the core, so that you can keep your food for longer.
Deep-freezing is an industrial process that is faster and more
intense than domestic freezing. The produce that you buy from
retailers is deep-frozen.
PREPARING FOOD BEFORE FREEZING
Caution:
freezing does not sterilise. Therefore, it is important to follow a
few simple hygiene rules before freezing. Wash your hands
before touching the food, clean any kitchen utensils that may be
dirty before using them.
Only freeze fresh, quality produce.
Refer to the "Freezing guide" table to see which food you can
freeze and how long you can keep it.
Blanche fruit and vegetables before freezing so that they keep
their colour, flavour and vitamins. Put them in boiling water for a
few instants. When you freeze food, prepare small individual
portions of a meal for one. Smaller portions freeze more quickly.
GUIDE TO FREEZING FOOD
Fresh meat
Product
Time
Lamb
8 months
Roasts
5 months
Chops
4 months
Boiled beef
10 months
Beef burgers
8 months
Veal burgers
10 months
Minced meat
4 months
Offal
3 months
Sausages
2 months
Farmyard animals
Always pluck, skin, and gut the animals. Cut
into pieces if necessary, wash and dry
Product
Time
Duck
4 months
Rabbit
6 months
Broilers
7 months
Goose
4 months
Chicken
10 months
Turkey
6 months
Offal
3 months
Game
Carefully seal the food to prevent it from loosing its flavour or
becoming dry. Use plastic bags, polythene film, kitchen foil or
boxes designed for freezing. If you use plastic bags, squeeze all
the air out before sealing them.
Product
Time
Wild duck, pheasant
8 months
Hare
6 months
Partridge,Quail
8 months
Fish
Scale and gut, cut off the head. Wash and dry.
Product
Time
Caution:
bottles or jars containing liquid must only be two-thirds full when
they are put in the freezer. The liquid will expand when it
freezes, and could shatter the recipient.
On each article, make a note
of:
• the date when frozen
• the best-by date
• the type of food
• the number of portions
If you buy deep frozen products, use them last
Carp
Pike
Turbot
Salmon
Mackerel
Tench
Trout Bream
Sole
Cooked food
2 months
3 months
when you do your shopping
Product
Time
Check:
• that the packaging is not damaged
Sauces containing meat juice
Tomato sauce
3 months
• that they are not covered with a coat of ice, as this would
indicate that they have partly thawed
Put them in an insulated bag or newspaper, transport them
quickly and store them immediately. Use before the best-by date
shown on the packaging. Your appliance has a freezer
compartment **** that can be used to preserve products under
optimal conditions.
Vegetable minestrone 2 months
Lasagne 4 months
Roasts 2 months
Veal ham 1 month
Meat in gravy 3 months
Game stew 2 months
Boiled or roasted fish 2 months
Stuffed peppers, courgettes, aubergines 2 months
Fried mushrooms, ratatouille 2 months
Boiled spinach 2 months
Pizza 6 months
