Food storage guide
STORING FRESH FOOD Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham,
bacon, sausage, cold cuts, etc , keep best in orrgr
nal wrapprngs Once opened, trghtly re-wrap In
plastic wrap or alumrnum 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 AN0 CURED MEAT*
We Approxlmote Time
(days1
Variety Meats 1 to2
There is a right way to package and store refrig- Chicken . . . . . . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1 to 2
?rated or frozen foods. To keep foods fresher. longer, Ground Beef . :. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2
ake the time to study these recommended steps. Steaks and Roasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 5
Cured Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 to 10
Leafy Vegetables. .Remove store wrapping and Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5to7
trim or tear off bruised and discolored areas Wash In
cold water and dram. Place in plastic bag or plastic Cold Cuts . . . . . . . . . . :. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 5
*If meat is to be stored longer than the times given,
container and store In crisper Cold, moist air helps
keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp. follow the directions for freezing.
Vegetables with Skins (carrots, peppers) Store
in crisper, plastrc bags or plastic container
NOTE: Fresh fish and shellfish should be used the
Fruits Wash, let dry and store In refrigerator In same day as purchased. I
plastic bags or crisper Do not wash or hull berries
until they ore ready to use Sort and keep berries In
therr 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 or use the egg nest in the door of your
refrigerator
MiikkWlpe milk cartons For best storage, place
milk on Interior shelf
Beverages. Wipe bottles and cans Store on a
Meat* Meat is perrshable and expensive door shelf or inside the refrigerator
{ou won?t wont to waste an ounce of it through care- Butter...Keep open butter in a covered dish or on
ess handling. The following list and chart give you the Butter Dish In the Butter Compartment When stor-
oackaging hints and time limits ing an extra supply, wrap In freezer packaging and
Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat In freeze.
the store wrapping. Vacuum packaged meat can Cheese .Store in the origrnal wrapping until
38 frozen for as long as one month tf the seal IS not you are ready to use it Once opened, re-wrap
tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil
oroken. If you want to keep It frozen longer, you
should wrap It with specral freezer wrapprng materrol. Condiments .Store small jars and bottles (cat-
sup, mustard, jelly, olives) on the door shelves where
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the
narket wrapping paperand re-wrap in alumrnum foil they are in easy reach.
Leftovers...Cover leftovers with plostrc wrap or
or storing it unfrozen aluminum foil to keep food from drying out and
Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with
Aastic wrap or aluminum foil. Store immediately. transferring food odors Plastic containers with tight
lids are fine, too. |
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