Butter or margarine
Keep opened butter in covered dish or closed TYPE
compartment. When storing an extra supply, Chicken --
wrap in freezer packaging and freeze. Ground beef
Cheese Steaks and roasts
Store in the original wrapping until you are ready
to use it. Once opened, rewrap tightly in plastic
wrap or aluminum foil.
Leftovers
Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
Plastic containers with tight lids can also be used.
* If meat is to be stored longer than the times
Meat given, follow the directions for freezing.
Most meat can be stored in original wrapping as NOTE: Fresh fish and shellfish should be used
long as it is air and moisture proof. Rewrap if the same day as purchased.
necessary. See the following chart for storage
times.
Storing frozen food
The freezer section is designed for storage of Do not use:
commercially frozen food and for freezlng food at l Bread wrappers
home. For further information about preparing l Non-polyethylene plastic containers
food for freezing, contact your local Cooperative
Extension Service or check a freezer guide or a l Containers without tight lids
reliable cookbook. * Waxed paper
l Waxed-coated freezer wrap
Packaging
l Thin, semi-permeable wrap
The secret of successful freezing is in the The use of these wrappings could cause food
packaging. The way you close and seal the odor, taste transfer and drying of frozen food.
package must not allow air or moisture in or out.
Packaging done in any other way could cause Freezing
food odor and taste transfer throughout the Do not expect your freezer to quick-freeze any
refrigerator and drying of frozen food. large quantity of food. Put no more unfrozen food
Packaging recommended for use: into the freezer than will freeze within 24 hours.
l Rigid plastic containers with tight-fitting lids (No more than 2 to 3 pounds of food per cubic
foot of freezer space.) Leave enough space for
l Straight-sided canning/freezing tars
air to circulate around packages. Be careful to
l Heavy-duty aluminum foil leave enough room at the front so the door can
l Plastic-coated paper close tightly.
l Non-permeable plastic wraps (made from a Storage times will vary according to the quality
Saran film) of the food, the type of packaging or wrap used
Follow package or container instructions for (airtight and moisture-proof) and the storage
temperature (which should be 0°F [-17.8%]).
proper freezing methods.
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