Guide to Using the freezer
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Meat and fish
Food
Wrapping
Tenderising
(days)
Storage
(month)
Thawings Time
Beef Roast
Tinfoil
2/3
9/10
Not required
Lamb
Tinfoil
1 / 2
6
Not required
Pork Roast
Tinfoil
1
6
Not required
Veal Roast
Tinfoil
1
8
Not required
Veal/Pork Chops
Each piece wrapped in cling wrap
and then in tinfoil (4 to 6 slices)
6
Not required
Minced Meat
Each piece wrapped in cling wrap
and then in tinfoil (4 to 6 slices)
6
Not required
Heart and Liver
Plastic Baggies
3
Not required
Sausages
Cling Wrap or Tinfoil
2
As necessary
Chicken and Turkey
Tinfoil
1/3
9
Very slowly in refrigerator
Duck and Goose
Tinfoil
1 / 4
6
Very slowly in refrigerator
Pheasant, Partrige and
Wild Duck
Tinfoil
1 / 3
9
Very slowly in refrigerator
Hare and Rabbit
Tinfoil
3 / 4
6
Very slowly in refrigerator
Venison
Tinfoil or Cling Wrap
5/6
9
Very slowly in refrigerator
Large Fish
Tinfoil or Cling Wrap
4/6
Very slowly in refrigerator
Small Fish
Plastic Baggies
2 / 3
Not reguired
Crustaceans
Plastic Baggies
3/6
Not reguired
Shellfish
Store in salted water i n aluminium
containers or plasti c containers
3
Very slowly in refrigerator
Boiled Fish
Tinfoil or Cling Wrap
12
In hot water
Fired Fish
Plastic Baggies
4/6
Directly in pan
Fruits and Vegetables
Food
Preparation
Blanching
Time
Wrapping
Storage
(month)
Thawing Time
Apples and Pears
Peel and cut into sli ces
2'
In Containers (cover
with syrup)
12
In refrigerator
very slowly
Apricot, Peaches, Che rries
and Plums
Peel and pit
1'/2'
In Containers (cover
with syrup)
12
In refrigerator
very slowly
Strawberries, Blackberries
and Raspberries
Rinse and fry
In Containers (cover
with sugar)
10/12
In refrigerator
very slowly
Cooked Fruit
Cut, cook and strain
In Containers (add
10% sugar)
12
In refrigerator
very slowly
Fruit Juice
Wash, cut and crush
In Container (sugar
to test)
10/12
In refrigerator
very slowly
Cauliflower
Remove leaves, cut hea d into
small pieces and blanch in wa-
ter and a little lemon juice
2'
Plastic Baggies
12
Not reguired
Cabbage and Brussel
Sprouts
Wash and cut into small pieces
1'/2'
Plastic Baggies
10/12
At room tem-
perature
Peas
Shell and wash
2'
Plastic Baggies
12
Not reguired
French Beans
Wash and slice if reguired
2
Plastic Baggies
10/12
Not reguired
Carrots, Peppers and Tu-
mips
Peel, wash and slice if neces-
sary
3'/4'
Plastic Baggies
12
Not reguired
Mushrooms and Aspara-
gus
Wash, peel and cut up
3'/4'
Plastic Baggies
6
At room tem-
perature
Spinach
Wash and mince
2'
Plastic Baggies
12
At room tem-
perature
Vegetable for Soups
Wash and cut up small pieces
3'
Plastic Baggies or
Containers
6/7
Not reguired
Varios Foods
Preparation
Blanching Time
Wrapping
Storage
(month)
Thawing time
Bread
Plastic Baggies
4
At room temperature in the oven
Cakes
Plastic Baggies
6
About 10 minutes at ro om tempera-
ture, cook at 100/200
0
C
Cream
Plastic Containers
6
At room temperature or in refrigerator
Butter
In original wrapping
or tinfoil
6
In refrigerator
Boiled Food or
Vegetable Soup
Plastic or Glass Con-
tainers
3/6
At room temperature or in hot water
Eggs
Freeze without shells
in small containers
10
At room temperature or in refrigerator
