FOOD STORAGE CHART
Storage time will vary according to the quality of the food, the type of packaging or wrap used (moisture
and vapour proof), and the storage temperature (which should be - 18°C).
Guide to storage and thawing of food
FOODSTUFF AND STORAGE TIME
Fruit
Concentrated fruit juice 12 months
Fruit (in general) 8 to 12 months
Citrus fruit and fresh fruit Juice 4 to 6 months
Vegetables
Commercially frozen 8 months
Home frozen 8 to 12 months
Meat
Sausages 4 weeks or less
Hamburgers 1 month
Beef, veal, lamb 2 to 3 months
Roasts
Beef 6 to 12 months
Lamb and veal 6 to 12 months
Pork 4 to 8 months
Fresh sausages 1 to 2 months
Steaks and chops
Beef 8 to 12 months
Lamb, veal, pork 2 to 4 months
Fish
Cod, flounder, sole 6 months
Salmon 2 to 3 months
Mackerel, perch 2 to 3 months
Dressed fish (purchased) 3 months
Clams, oysters 3 to 4 months
Boiled fish, crabs 3 to 4 months
Raw prawns 12 months
Poultry
Chicken or turkey (whole or parts) 12 months
Duck and goose 6 months
Offal 2 to 3 months
Poultry cooked in a sauce 6 months
Sliced meat (no sauce) 1 month
Stews
Meat, poultry, and fish 2 to 3 months
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Butter 6 to 9 months
Margarine 12 months
Cheese
Camembert, mozzarella,
3 months
spreading cheese
Cream cheeses do not freeze
Brie, Emmenthal,
Swiss cheese, etc. 6 to 8 months
(freezing may affect cheese texture)
Ice cream, fruit juices, milk 12 months
Eggs
(Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole beaten eggs)
Whole (beaten), whites, yolks 12 months
PASTRY AND BREAD
Leavened bread and rolls 3 months
Unbaked bread 1 month
Croissants 3 months
Cakes (not iced) 2 to 4 months
Cakes (iced) and biscuits 6 to 12 months
Fruit pies 12 months
Biscuit pastry 3 months
Pie pastry 4 to 6 months
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