Food Safety

Freezing foods to preserve them has been going on forever. Even cavemen put things in the snow to preserve them. When Charles Birdseye introduced frozen foods to America in the 1930s, it started a trend and a way of life that has never lost popularity.

The problem with freezing things is that too many people dont understand how long different items can stay frozen or what happens to the textures of food. If it has a sell by date on the item, people sort of know when they put it in the freezer and some are even good about marking when it went in. The problem is how long it will stay good. In general terms, fruits can retain good quality for 12 months, vegetables for 8 to 12 months, beef for 8 to 12 months and poultry 6 to 12 months. Of course, thats knowing that your setting are at zero degrees or below. Some things just dont last as long, like bacon. It will only last three months and cakes and cookies are only good for 4 months.
If you are freezing food that was prepared at home, then label and date

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