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 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*
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VarIqty Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chlcken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2
There is a right way to package and store refrig-
GroundBeet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2
erated 01 frozen foods. To keep foods fresher, longer, SteaksandRoarh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *. 3 to5
take the time to study these recommended steps.
Leafy Vegetables.. Remove store wrapping and CwedMeats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..-.. i. 7 to10
~Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6to7
trim or tear off bruised and discolored areas. Wash In ColdCuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to5
cold water and drain. Place In plastic bag or plastic
container and store in crisper. Cold, moist air helps *If meat Is to be stored longer than the ties given,
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keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp.
Vegetables with Skins (carrots, peppers)...Store
in crisper, plastic 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.
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 cnsper, o( 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 doot of your
refrigerator.
Milk...Wipe milk cartons. For best storage, place
milk on interior shelf.
Beverages...Wipe bottles and cans. Store on a
Meat= Meat IS perishable and expensive door shelf or inslde the refrigerator.
you won?t want to waste an ounce of it through care- Butter ..Keep opened butter in a covered dish or on
less handling. The following list and chart give you the Butter Dish in the Butter Compartment. When stor-
packaging 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 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 in plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
should wrap it with special freezer wrapping material. Condlments .Store small jars and bottles (cat-
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the sup. mustard, jellv. 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 with plastic wrap or
Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with aluminum foil to keep food from drying out and
plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Store immediately. transferring food odors. Plastic containers with tight
lids are fine. too.
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