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From Washington State University Extension, welcome to Food Safety in a Minute.
Are you thinking about freezing food from your garden this summer? Here are five tips
on freezing from the National Center for Home Food Preservation at the University of
Georgia:
- Your freezer temperature should be zero degrees F or lower. For rapid freezing set
your temperature control at -10 degrees F or lower. - Freeze foods as soon as they are packaged and sealed.
- Avoid overloading your freezer with unfrozen food. Add no more than two to
three pounds of food per cubic foot of available storage space in your freezer. - Place packaged, unfrozen food in contact with refrigerated surfaces in the coldest
part of the freezer. - Leave space between packages so air can circulate until food is frozen. Then store
packages close together.
This is Susie Craig, thanks for listening to Food Safety in a Minute.
Resources
National Center for Home Food Preservation. University of Georgia. General Freezing Information –
Freezing Pointers. Accessed online 5/18/23.