Saturday, August 3, 2013

Kitchen Hint of the Day!


Buying meat when it's on sale and keeping it in your freezer is a great way to save on groceries. Unfortunately, you can't keep in in there forever! Here is a helpful guide to how long different kinds (and cuts) of raw meat will keep at 0 degrees F, the optional temperature for your freezer.




* Bacon - 1 month  * Beef - 9 months  * Chicken (in parts) - 9 months

* Chicken (whole) - 12 months  * Cold Cuts - 1 month  * Duck - 4-6 months

* Fish (fatty) - 3 months  * Fish (lean) - 6 months  * Goose - 4-6 months

*Ground Beef - 2-3 months  *Ground Pork - 2-3 months  *Ham - 3 months

* Pork (chops or ribs) - 6-9 months  * Pork Roast - 9 months  * Rabbit - 6-9 months

* Sausage - 2 months    * Shellfish - 4-6 months  * Turkey (in parts) - 6 months  

 * Turkey (whole) - 12 months  * Venison - 6-12 months


*Source - Who Knew *

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