place food in airtight packaging.
1. Place food in packaging.
2. Remove air.
3. Seal the wrapping.
4. Label packaging with contents and dates of
freezing.
Suitable packaging:
Plastic film, tubular film made of polyethylene,
aluminum foil. These products are available from
specialist outlets.
Recommended storage times of frozen food in the
freezer compartment
These times vary depending on the type of food. The
food that you freeze can be preserved from 1 to 12
months (minimum at -18°C).
Never forget:
·
When you freeze fresh foods with a 'use by /best
before/best by/' date, you must freeze them
before this date expires.
·
Check that the food was not already frozen.
Food
Storage time
Bacon, casseroles, milk
1 month
Bread, ice cream, sausages, pies, prepared shellfish,
oily fish
2 months
Non-oily fish, shellfish, pizza, scones and muffins
3 months
Ham, cakes, biscuits, beef and lamb chops, poultry
pieces
4 months
Butter, vegetables (blanched), eggs whole and yolks,
cooked crayfish, minced meat (raw), pork (raw)
6 months
Fruit (dry or in syrup), egg whites, beef (raw), whole
chicken, lamb (raw), fruit cakes
12 months
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