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Monday, July 05, 2010

How Long Is It Ok To Freeze Food?

Freezing food is a good way to save time and money, but how long is too long?

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Fruit pies, unbaked: eight months
Fruit: 6 to 12 months
Steaks, uncooked: 6 to 12 months
Butter: 6 to 9 months
Lean fish: six months
Roasts, uncooked: 4 to 12 months
Chicken or turkey, cooked: 4 to 6 months
Chops, uncooked: 4 to 6 months
Shellfish, uncooked: 3 to 6 months
Hamburger: 3 to 4 months
Bread and cake: three months
Cookies, baked or dough: three months
Meat casseroles, cooked: three months
Fatty fish: 2 to 3 months
Soups and stews: 2 to 3 months
Ice cream and sorbet: two months
Ham, cooked: 1 to 2 months
Bacon: one month

Anonymous said...

If you vaccuum pack it you can tripple the times listed above. Vaccuum packers are available at Walmart for about 70 bucks.

Anonymous said...

As long as you want, the stuffs always good (from a food saftey standpoint). Just don't invite friends over to dinner that night.