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How Long Can Food Be Stored in the Freezer? The Answer Here.

How Long Can Food Be Stored in the Freezer? The Answer Here.

Did you know you can't store food in the freezer indefinitely?

Eh yes ! Foods that are frozen (or that you freeze yourself) also have a limited shelf life.

Otherwise you risk a good food poisoning !

Hence the importance of noting the date on which you frozen them on the different products.

So how long can you keep food in the freezer ? The answer in image in our summary table:

How Long Can Food Be Stored in the Freezer? The Answer Here.

Summary

-Bread and baguettes: 1 month.

- Tart base, cake dough, pastries: 2 months.

- Ground meat: 2 to 3 months.

- Cake (cut into individual portions): 3 months.

- Grated cheese and butter: 3 months.

- Fish and shellfish fillets: 3 to 4 months.

- Leftovers from cooked meals, soup, sauce: 3 to 4 months.

- Chicken fillets or drumsticks: 6 months.

- Pork, lamb or veal: 6 to 8 months.

- Beef, game and poultry: 8 months.

- Fruits &vegetables (washed/dried or blanched) :10 to 12 months.

These indicative dates are based on freezing in individual, airtight packages.

List of products not to be frozen

To avoid bad experiences, be aware that some products do not freeze well:

- Milk, yoghurts, creams and other dairy products such as cheese.

- Raw tomatoes, cucumber, salad.

Result

There you go, now you know the shelf life of frozen food :-)

To avoid getting sick, remember to follow these storage rules.

Your turn...

Do you know these retention periods? Do you respect them? Tell us in comments. We can't wait to read you!