Food storage guide
STORING FRESH FOOD
Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham,
bacon, sausage, cold cuts, etc, keep best In origi-
nal wrappings. Once opened, tightly re-wrap In
plastic wrap or aluminum foil
Canned Ham. Store in refrigerator unless the
label says it?s okay to store on the shelf Do not
freeze.
Fresh Poultry...Wrap In plastic wrap. The plastic
on poultry, as purchased, may be used for storage.
STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH AND CURED MEAT?
Approximate Time
Vpe
There is a right way to package and store [days)
Variety Meats ....................... . . to 2
refrigerated or frozen foods. To keep foods fresher, Chicken ............................ 1 to 2
longer, take the time to study these recommended
steps. Ground Beef ........................ 1 to 2
Leafy Vegetables...Remove store wrapping Steaks and Roasts .................. 3 to 5
Cured Meats ........................ 7 to 10
and trim or tear off bruised and discolored areas. Bacon .............................. 5to7
Wash in cold water and drain. Place in plostlc bag
or plastic container and store in crisper. Cold, moist ColdCuts.. ......................... 3to5
air helps keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp. ?If meat is to be stored longer than the times given.
follow the directions for freezing.
Vegetables with Skins (carrots, peppers)...Store
in crisper, plastic bags or plastic container.
Fruit...Wash, let dry and store in refrigerator In NOTE: Fresh fish and shellfish should be used the
same day as purchased.
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 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 it through careless Bevemges...Wipe bottles and cans. Store on a
handling. The following list and chart give you door shelf or inside the refrigerator.
packaging hints and time limits. Store meat In the Bufter...Keep opened butter in covered dish or
meat pan. in the Butter Compartment. When storing an extra
Fresh, prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat in supply, wrap in freezer packaging and freeze.
the store wrapping. Vacuum packaged meat can Cheese...Store In the original wrapping 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 rn plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
should wrap it with special freezer wrapping Condiments...Store small jars and bottles
material (catsup, mustard, Jelly. olives) on the door shelves
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the where they are in easy reach
marketwrapping paperand re-wrap in aluminum Lefiovers...Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or
foil for storing it unfrozen. aluminum foil to keep food from drying out and
Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with transferrlng food odors Plastic containers with tight
plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Store immediately lids are fine. too.
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