10
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The storage time of food is dependent on the type of oil used. Suitable oils are margarine, calf fat, olive oil
and butter. Unsuitable oils are peanut oil and pig fat.
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Food in liquid form should be frozen in plastic cups and other food should be frozen in plastic folios or bags.
The table below is a quick guide to show you the most efficient way to store the major food groups in your
freezer compartment.
Meat and fish
Preparation
Maximum
storing
time (month)
Steak
Wrapping in a foil
6-8
Lamb meat
Wrapping in a foil
6-8
Veal roast
Wrapping in a foil
6-8
Veal cubes
In small pieces
6-8
Lamb cubes
In pieces
4-8
Minced meat
In packages without using spices
1-3
Giblets (pieces)
In pieces
1-3
Bologna
sausage/salami
Should be packaged even if it has membrane
Chicken and turkey
Wrapping in a foil
4-6
Goose and duck
Wrapping in a foil
4-6
Deer, rabbit, wild boar
In 2.5 kg portions and as fillets
6-8
Fresswater
fishes
(salmon, carp)
After cleaning the bowesl and scales of the fish, eash and
dry it, and if necessary, cut off the tail and head
2
Lean fish: bass, turbot,
flounder
4
Fatty fishes (tunny,
bluefish)
2-4
Shellfish
Cleaned and in bags
4-6
Caviar
In its package, aluminum or plastic container
2-3
Snails
In salty water, aluminum or plastic container
3
Note: Frozen meat should be cooked as fresh meat after being thawed. If the meat is not cooked after being
thawed, it must not be re-frozen.
Dairy products
Preparation
Maximum storing
time (months)
Storing conditions
Packet
(homogenize) milk
In its own
packet
2-3
Pure milk
–
in its own packet
Cheese - excluding
white cheese
In slices
6-8
Original package may be used for short
storing period. It should be wrapped in foil
for longer periods.
Butter, margarine
In its package 6
Vegetables
and
fruits
Preparation
Maximum
storing
time (months)
String beans and
beans
Wash and cut into small pieces and boil in water
10-13
Beans
Hull and wash and boil in water
12
Cabbage
Cleaned and boil in water
6-8
Carrot
Clean and cut to slices and boil in water
12
