Food storage guide
STORING FRESH FOOD Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham,
bacon, sousage, cold cuts, etc , keep best in origi-
~1 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 Loosely wrap In waxed paper or
plastic wrap The plastic wrap on poultry, as pur-
chased, may be used for storage
STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH AND CURED MEAT*
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There IS CI ? ght NIV to package and store refrig- Variety Meats . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2
eroted or frozen foods To keep foods fresher, longer, Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2
take the time +o study these recommended steps 1 to 2
Ground Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leafy Vegetables Remove store wrapplng Trim Steaks and Roasts . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 5
or tear off brJlsed and &colored areas WCIS~ in Cured Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 to 10
cool water, croln and store In crisper Cold, moist air Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5to7
helps keep eof\i vegetcbles frest- and crisp The ColdCuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3to5
crispers hove sealing gaskets to heir, keep humid air
*If meat is to be stored longer than the times given,
in Thev also i Sk/e o control +o help adjust the amount follow the directions for freezing.
of humidltv II the cr,spers
Vegetables with Skins (carrots ueppers) Store
rI crisper plostlc bogs or plostlc container. NOTE: Fresh fish and shellfish should be used the
Fruits W?%h let dry and store or refrigerator irl some day as purchased
ulostic bogs Jr cr sper Dr: rlot wasi- or hull berr!es
bn+ll +i?eY arc. reodv to bse Sort and keep berrles irs
*heir s+=re cc ,?o -,er #I- CI crisper, or store in 0 ~3osel~
,closec pope? 503 3n Q refrigerator shelf
Eggs Store without washing In the original car-
ton or use the Utllitv Bin that come with your
refrigerator
Milk Wipe milk cartons For best storage. place
Meat ?4eat IS perishable apd expensive you 711 k or- lnterlor shelf
war, t wont t? waste on ounce of 11 through coreless Beverages Wipe bottles and cans Store on a
hanaling Tb* followirlg list and chart give you pack-
door shelf or inside the refrigerator
oglng hints nd +Ime Ilmlts Store meat In the meat Butter Keep opened butter In covered dish or In
Pan the Butter Compartment. When storing on extro sup-
Fresh, Prepackaged Meat Store fresh meat lr plv, wrap in freezer packaging and freeze
tre s?ore wrapDIng Vacuum packaged meat car
Cheese Store In the origlnol wrapping until
be frozen fc, as long CIS ore month if the seal IS :ot you are ready to use It Once opened, re-wrap
nroker If i A .vort to keep It frozen srIger, vod
tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil
snoulc ,vrop t $/it? speclc freezer wrapping moter~ol
Condlments Store small jars and bottles [cot-
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the
sup, mustard. jelly. olives) on the door shelves where
market wropplng poper and re-wrop loosely irI they ore in easy reach
\h/axecl poprr or aluminum foil for storing It unfrozer,
Leftovers Cover leftovers with plostlc wrap or
Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with
olclminum foil ?o keep food from drying out and
twoxed popi?r plastic ?wrap or aluminum foil Store
tronsferrlng food odors Plastic contaners with tight
mmed~atel 7 lids are fine too
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