May one place foods in the freezer on Shabbos in order to preserve the food to eat it on a different date?

May one place foods in the freezer on Shabbos in order to preserve the food to eat it on a different date?[1]

Yes, one may do so, in order to prevent loss of the food. It is best to do so as soon as one removes the food from its surface in order to clean the table or counter, rather than first place it into the fridge and then freezer.  

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[1] See Minchas Yitzchak 8:24 and 43; Shabbos Kehalacha 2:12 Biurim 4; Piskeiy Teshuvos 320:16 footnotes 183-185; 302 footnote 131

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