Instructions

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HOW TO PACKAGE THE FROZEN FOOD
❖ To prevent food from losing its flavour or drying out, 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, aluminium 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).
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