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Freezing food preserves it for later use. You can freeze meat, vegetable, fruits, prepared dishes and more. When you're ready to use it, remove it from the freezer, thaw, and heat. Freezing foods is very convenient in today's lifestyle, and prevents having to throw it out.

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to store them for when you want to eat them so that way they don't go off

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At freezing temps, microrganismal life stopsmultiplying reducing contamination

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Most bacteria cant live in the cold.

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