my mom gave me this list of frozen food life, as well as foods to NEVER freeze, so i thought i'd share it w/ you all.
ice cream/sherbet - 1-3 months
beef: ground - 3-4 months
roast/steak - 6-12 months
stew - 2-4 months
bread: quick - 2-3 months
yeast - 3-6 months
milk - 1-2 months
cake: baked, un-iced - 2-6 months
cheese: natural - 1 1/2 - 2 months
pasteurized/processed - 4 months
chicken: parts - 9 months
whole - 12 months
eggs - 12 months
fish: fatty - 3 months
lean - 6 months
fruit: citrus and juices - 4-6 months
others - 8-12 months
giblets - 3 months
gravy/broth - 2-3 months
lamb: chops or roast - 6-9 months
margarine - 6-9 months
pie: baked - 4-6 months
baked crust - 6 months
unbaked crust - 1 1/2 - 2 months
pork: chops - 3-4 months
roast - 3-6 months
sausage - 4-6 months
seafood: cooked lobster/shrimp - 2-3 months
uncooked shrimp - 12 months
turkey: parts - 6 months
whole - 12 months
veal: cutlets or roast - 6-9 months
veggies - 10-12 months
never freeze:
* light cream, buttermilk, yogurt
* cooked eggwhites
* custard pies, cream puddings
* green onions, lettuce, greens, tomatoes, radishes, unblanched veggies
* icing made w/ egg whites
* mayo, sour cream
some of the things on the do not freeze list are ok to freeze (things like yogurt and sour cream are alright to freeze), just expect them to taste/feel different when you thaw them.
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