Did you know that fruits, except citrus fruits, can be stored in the freezer up to 1 year?
Yes, few people know that most foods can be stored in the freezer.
The freezer is useful not only for storing the leftovers of your cooked meals, but also for many other unsuspected foods!
In the freezer, you can store vegetables, fruit juices, steaks, margarine, spices, whole chickens and turkeys, pastries and even roast pork or beef…
…and in most casesup to 1 YEAR .
To make your life easier, here is the guide with ALL the shelf life frozen foods. Watch:
Because freezing prevents the growth of bacteria, foods can technically be stored indefinitely. However, everyone knows that the quality of food decreases over time, including that of frozen food. That's why, for successful and safe freezing, you need to know the recommended storage times.
- Breads and rolls (baked):2-3 months
- Breads and rolls (unbaked):1 month
- Cookies (baked):6-8 months
- Cookie dough:3 months
- Cakes without icing (baked):2-3 months
- Cakes with icing (baked):1 month
- Fruit pies (baked):6-8 months
- Fruit pies (unbaked):2-4 months
- Apple or apricot pies (baked):1-2 months
- Cheesecake:2-3 months
- Baked muffins:6-12 months
- Pancakes:3 months
- Waffles:1 month
- Lamb and veal:9 months
- Pork chops:4-6 months
- Roast pork:4-12 months
- Steak:6-12 months
- Beef ribs:4-6 months
- Roast beef:up to 12 months
- Chicken, capon and turkey (whole):12 months
- Chicken and turkey (in pieces):9 months
- Ground pork and turkey:3-4 months
- Beef, chicken:3-4 months
- Tongue, liver, kidneys, heart, sweetbreads:3-4 months
- Game:3-4 months
- Ham (cooked):2 months
- Canned ham (after opening):1-2 months
- Ground beef (raw):3-4 months
- Bacon, bacon bits:1 month
- Sausages:1-2 months
- Cooked meats:2-3 months
- Knacks (in freezer bags) or chipolatas:1-2 months
- Fried chicken:4 months
- Poultry preparations (cooked):4-6 months
- Chicken nuggets:1-3 months
- Lean fish:6 months
- Oily fish:2-3 months
- Cooked fish:4-6 months
- Smoked fish:2 months
- Crustaceans:2-3 months
- Lobsters:12 months
- Crabs:10 months
- Shrimps, scallops:3-6 months
- Calamari, clams:3-6 months
- Clams, mussels, oysters (fresh) 2-3 months
- Canned fish, seafood (out of the box):2 months
- Butter:6-9 months
- Margarine:12 months
- Faisselle and cottage type cheeses:1 month
- Hard cheeses:6 months
- Soft cheeses:6 months
- Ice cream:2 months
- Yogurt:1-2 months
- Eggs (raw):1 month
- Citrus:3 months
- Other fruits:9-12 months
- Walnuts, hazelnuts, nuts:3 months
- Vegetables, including ceps:8-12 months
- Soups, broths &stews
- Meat broths:2-3 months
- Soups with pieces of meat:2-3 months
- Stews, meats in sauce:3-4 months
- Vegetables in sauce, vegetable soups:2-3 months
- Milk:3-6 months
- Fruit juices (homemade):6 months
- Fruit juice (from concentrate):12 months
Note: liquids expand and increase in volume when frozen. Therefore, never use glass containers to store your food, as they may burst in your freezer.
- Gratins, baked preparations:3 months
- Egg preparations:1-2 months
- Rice (cooked):3 months
- Pasta, noodles (cooked):3 months
- Sliced cold meat:1-2 months
- Pizza:1-2 months
- Spices, aromatic herbs:12 months
- Frozen ready meals:3-4 months
- Charcuterie
- Vacuum-packed products
- Eggs with their shell
- Boiled eggs
- Coffee
- Mayonnaise
- Fresh cream
- Buttermilk
- Cream cheese
- Flank
- Custard
- Salads with chicken, ham, tuna, pasta, eggs
- Bottled salad dressings
- Unopened canned ham
- Canned fish
- Pasta (uncooked)
- Rice (uncooked)
- Cereals
- Apples
- Melons
- Artichoke
- Eggplant
- Lettuce
- Potatoes (except mashed potatoes)
- Radish
- Sprouts and sprouts
Ideally, your freezer should be set to -18°C. Food should be stored airtight.
Empty all air from your freezer bags before closing them. And do not forget to put labels on your food, with their name and the date of freezing!
So if you are wondering if you can eat fish frozen for 1 year or meat frozen for 2 years...
You know the answer is NO!
And There you go ! Now you know all the recommended storage times for frozen foods.
No more being sick from food poisoning :-)
