Butter or margarine APPROXIMATE TIME
Keep opened butter in covered dish or closed TYPE (DAYS)
compartment. When storing an extra supply, Chicken 1 to2
wrap in freezer packaging and freeze.
Ground beef 1 to2
Cheese
Steaks and roasts 3 to 5
Store in the original wrapping until you are ready
Cured meats 7to 10
to use it. Once opened, rewrap tightly in plastic
wrap or aluminum foil. Bacon 5to7
i Cold cuts 3to5 I
Leftovers
Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Variety meats 1 to2
Plastic containers with tight lids can also be used.
?H meat is to be stored longer than the times
given, follow the directions for freezing.
Meat
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 freezing food at l Bread wrappers
home. l Non-polyethylene plastic containers
l Containers without tight lids
NOTE: For further information about preparing
l Waxed paper
food for freezing or food storage times, contact
l Waxedcoated freezer wrap
your local Cooperative Extension Service or
l Thin, semi-permeable wrap
check a freezer guide or a reliable cookbook.
The use of these wrappings could cause food
Packaging odor, taste transfer and drying of frozen food.
The secret of successful freezing is in the
Freezing
packaging. The way you close and seal the
package must not allow air or moisture in or out. Do not expect your freezer to quick-freeze any
large quantity of food. Put no more unfrozen food
Packaging done in any other way could cause
into the freezer than will freeze within 24 hours.
food odor and taste transfer throughout the
refrigerator and drying of frozen food. (No more than 2 to 3 pounds of food per cubic
foot of freezer space.) Leave enough space for
Recommended packaging for freezing: air to circulate around packages. Be careful to
l Rigid polyethylene (plastic) containers with leave enough room at the front so the door can
tight-fitting lids close tightly.
l Straight-sided canning/freezing jars Storage times will vary according to the quality
l Heavy-duty aluminum foil of the food, the type of packaging or wrap used
l Plastic-coated paper (air and moisture proof) and the storage tempera-
l Non-permeable plastic wraps (made from a ture (which should be 0°F [-17.8?C]).
Saran film)
Follow package or container instructions for
proper freezing methods.
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