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Freeze fresh and undamaged food only.
To retain the best possible nutritional value, flavour and colour, vegetables should
be blanched before freezing. Aubergines, peppers, zucchini and asparagus do not
require blanching.
Note: Keep food to be frozen away from food which is already frozen.
The following foods are suitable for freezing:
Cakes and pastries, fish and seafood, meat, game, poultry, vegetables, fruit, herbs,
eggs without shells, dairy products such as cheese and butter, ready meals and
leftovers such as soups, stews, cooked meat and fish, potato dishes, soufflés and
desserts.
The following foods are not suitable for freezing:
Types of vegetables, which are usually consumed raw, such as lettuce or radishes,
eggs in shells, grapes, whole apples, pears and peaches, hard-boiled eggs, yogurt,
soured milk, sour cream, and mayonnaise.
Packing 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, aluminum 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
