Food storage guide
STORING FRESH FOOD Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham,
bacon. sausage, cold cuts, etc , keep best In orlgl-
nal wrappings Once opened, tightly re-wrap In
plastic wrap or aluminum foil
Canned Ham. Store In refrigerator unless the la-
bel says it?s okay to store on the shelf Do not freeze
Fresh Poultry Wrap In plastic wrap The plastic
wrap on poultry, as purchased, may be used for
storage
STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH AND CURED MEAT*
rVpe Approxlmate Time
Wavsl
Variety Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2
Chlcken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2
There IS a right way to package and store refrlg-
erated or frozen foods To keep foods fresher, longer, GroundBeef.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2
Steaks and Roasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 5
take the time to study these recommended steps
CuredMsrrts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7to10
Leafy Vegetables Remove store tirapplng and
Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5to7
trim or tear off bruised CI~X discolored areas Wash IV Cold Cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 5
cold water ar,d drain Place In plastic bag or plastic
?If meat is to be stated longer than the times given,
container and store In crisper Cold, moist air helps follow the directions for freezing.
keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp
Vegetables with Skins (carrots, peppers] Store
In crisper, plastic bags or plastic contaner NOTE: Fresh fish and shellfish should be used the
Fruits Wash. let dry and store In refrigerator ir8 same day as purchased.
plastic bags or crisper Do not wash or hull berries
until they are ready to use Sort and keep berries ir
their store corntolner In a crisper, or store lr a loosely
closed pope? bag on a refrigerator shelf
Eggs Store wlthout washing In the origlnal car-
ton or use the Utility Bin that came with your
refrigerator
Milk Wipe milk cartons For best storage. place
Meat Meat IS perishable and expensive you milk on interior shelf
won?t want to waste an ounce of !t through careless
Beverages Wipe bottles and cans Store on a
handling The followlng list and chart give you pack- door shelf or inside the refrigerator
aging hints and time limits Store meat in the meat Butter Keep opened butter in covered dash or In
pan the Butter Compartment When storing an extra sup-
Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store fresh mea! ir
ply, wrap In freezer pockagIng and freeze
the store wrapping Vacuum packaged meat can Cheese Store In the original wrapplng until
be frozen for as long as one month if the seal IS not you are ready to use it Once opened, re-wrap
broken If you want to keep It frozen longer, you tightly In plastic wrap or aluminum foil
should wrap Nt with special freezer wrapping moterlal Condiments Store small jars and bottles (cat-
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the sup, mustard, jelly, olives) on the door shelves where
market wrapping paper and re-wrap in aluminum foil they are in easy reach
for storing It unfrozen leftovers Cover leftovers wlt?i plastic wrap or
Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with alurrinum foil to keep focx2 from drying out and
plastic wrap or alumlntim foil Store Immedia?ely transferring food ?odors Plastic containers with tight
IIds are fine, too |
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