Food storage guide
STORING FRESH FOOD Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham,
bacon, sausage, cold cuts, etc., keep best in original
wrappings. Once opened, tightly re-wrap in plastic
wrap or aluminum foil.
Canned Ham. Store in refrigerator unless the label
;ays it?s okay to store on the shelf. Do not freeze.
Fresh Poultry...Wrap in plastic wrap. The plastic
In poultry, as purchased, may be used for storage.
STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH AND CURED MEAT*
Type Approximate Time
Ways)
Variety Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2
Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..~.. 1to 2
Ground Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1to 2
There is a right way to package and store refriger- Steaks and Roasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 5
ated or frozen foods. To keep foods fresher, longer, Cured Meats . . . . . . . . ..*.................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7to10
take the time to study these recommended steps. Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..~.. 5to 7
Leafy Vegetables...Remove store wrapping and Cold Cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3to 5
trim or tear off bruised and discoloured areas. Wash
in cold water and drain. Place in plastic bag or plastic ?If meat is to be stored longer than the times given,
container and store in crisper. Cold, moist air helps follow the directions for freezina.
keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp. NOTE: Fresh fish and shellfish should be used the
Vegetables with Skins (carrots, peppers)...Store same day as purchased.
in crisper, plastic bags or plastic container.
Fruit...Wash, let dry and store in refrigerator in
plastic bags or crisper. Do not wash or hull berries
until they are ready to use. Sort and keep berries in
their store container in a crisper, or store in a loosely
closed paper bag on a refrigerator shelf.
Eggs...Store without washing in the original carton
to use the egg containers in the Utility Compartment
in the door of your refrigerator.
Milk...Wipe milk cartons. For best storage, place
milk on interior shelf.
Meat*...Meat is perishable and expensive...you Beverages...Wipe bottles and cans. Store on a
won?t want to waste an ounce of it through careless door shelf or inside the refrigerator.
handling. The following list and chart give you pack- Butter...Keep opened butter in covered dish or in
aging hints and time limits. Store meat in the meat the Utility Compartment. When storing an extra
drawer. supply, wrap in freezer packaging and freeze.
Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat in Cheese...Store in the original wrapping until you
the store wrapping. Vacuum packaged meat can be are ready to use it. Once opened, re-wrap tightly in
frozen for as long as one month if the seal is not plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
broken. If you want to keep it frozen longer, you Condiments...Store small jars and bottles (catsup,
should wrap it with special freezer wrapping material. mustard, jelly, olives) on the door shelves where they
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the are in easy reach.
market wrapping paper and re-wrap in aluminum foil Leftovers...Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or
for storing it unfrozen. aluminum foil to keep food from drying out and trans-
Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with ferring food odours. Plastic containers with tight lids
plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Store immediately. are fine, too.
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