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. State 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*
lLPe ApproxlmatoTlme
(days) , to 2
Varlety Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
There IS a right way to package and store refrig- Chlcken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2
erated or frozen foods. To keep foods fresher, longer, Ground Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2
take the time to study these recommended steps. Steaks and Roasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 5
Leaty Vegetables., Remove store wrapping and Cured Meats . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 to 10
Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5to7
trim or tear off bruised and discolored areas Wash In
Cold Cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :. 3 to5
cold water and drain Place in plastic bag or plastic
container and store in crisper Cold, morst air helps *If meat is to be stored longer than the times given.
follow the directions for freezing.
keep leafy vegetables fresh and crrsp.
Vegetables with Skh (carrots, peppers). Store
in crisper, plastic bags or plastic container
NOTE: Fresh fish and shellfish should be used the
Frults Wash, let dry and store in refrigerator in same day as purchased
plastic bags or crrsper. Do not wash or hull berries
until they are ready to use. Sort and keep berries In
therr store container in a crisper, or store in a loosely
closed paper bag on a refrrgerator shelf.
Eggs Store without washing in the original car-
ton or use the Utrllty Bin that came with your
refrigerator.
Mllk...Wlpe milk cartons For best storage. place
milk on Interior shelf.
Meat* Meat is perishable and expensive you
Beverages...Wrpe bottles and cans. Store on a
won?t want to waste an ounce of it through careless door shelf or InsIde the refrtgerator.
handling. The following list and chart give you pack-
Bulter...Keep opened butter In covered dish or in
aging hints and time limtts. State meat In the meat the Butter Compartment. When storing an extra sup-
pan.
ply, wrap in freezer packaging and freeze
Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat in
the store wrapping. Vacuum packaged meat can Cheese .Store In the otigrnal wrapping until
you are ready to use It. Once opened, re-wrap
be frozen for as long as one month If the seal IS not
tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil
broken. If you want to keep it frozen longer, you Condlments .Store small jars and bottles (cat-
should wrap It with special freezer wrapping maternal.
sup, mustard, jelly, olives) on the door shelves where
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the they are in easy reach.
market wrapping paper and re-wrap in aluminum foil
leftovers .Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or
for storing it unfrozen. aluminum foil to keep food from drying out and
Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with transferrtng food odors Plastic containers with tight
plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Store immediately llds are fine, too. |
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