Food storage guide
There is a right way to package and store re-
frigerated or frozen food. To keep food fresher,
longer, take the time to study these recommended
steps.
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*
Leaty Vegetables...Remove store wrapping Approximate lime
and trim or tear off bruised and discolored areas. rVpe Ways)
Wash in cold water and drain. Place in plastic bag
Variety Meats ....................... 1 to 2
or plastic containerand store in crisper.Cold, moist ............................ 1 to 2
Chicken
air helps keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp. Ground Beef ........................ 1 to 2
Vegetables wIthSkins (carrots, peppers)...Store Steaks and Roasts .................. 3 to 5
in crisper, plastic bags or plastic container. Cured Meats ........................ 7 to 10
Frult...Wash, let dry and store in refrigerator in Bacon .............................. 5to7
plastic bags ol crisper. Do not wash or hull berries Cold Cuts ........................... 3 to 5
until they are ready to use. Sort and keep berries in
?If meat is to be stored longer than the times given,
their store container in a crisper, or store in a
follow the directions for freezing.
loosely closed paper bag on a refrigerator shelf.
NOTE: Fresh fish and shellfish should be used the
same day as purchased.
Eggs...Store without washing in the original car-
ton on interior shelf.
Mllk...Wipe milk cartons. For best storage, place
milk on interior shelf.
MeatYMeat is perishable and expensive...you Bevemges...Wipe bottles and cans. Store on a
won?t want to waste an ounce of it through careless
door shelf or inside the refrigerator.
handling. The following list and chart give you Bulter...Keep opened butter in covered dish or
packaging hints and time limits. Store meat in the
in the Butter Compartment. When storing an extra
meat drawer.
supply, wrap in freezer packaging and freeze.
Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat in Cheese...Store in the original wrapping until
the store wrapping. Vacuum packaged meat can 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 Condiments...Store small jars and bottles
should wrap it with special freezer wrapping (catsup, mustard, jelly, olives) on the door shelves
material. where they are in easy reach.
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the Leftovers...Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or
marketwrapping paper and re-wrap in aluminum aluminum foil to keep food from drying out and
foil for storing it unfrozen. transferring food odors. Plastic containers with tight
Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with lids are fine, too.
plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Store immediately.
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