Food storage guide
STORING FRESH FOOD Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham,,
bacon sauscge cold clU?: etc keep bes? n origl~
ncl ?wrapglngs OrIce opened t @try re-wrap in
plastic drop or aluminum foil
Canned Ham. Store In refrNgerctor #unless the IO-
be? scys its okay to store on trse shelf DG not freeze
Fresh Poultry Looselr ~?rcp or hcxed paper or
p astic wrap -he plastic ?wcp or, polJltrc as our-
cwsed Taq !x bsen, for storage
STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH AND CURED MEAT?
rVPe Approximate Time
(days)
Variety Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2
Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . 1 to2
There IS a rrght way to package and store refrig- Ground Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2
Steaks and Roasts . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 5
erated or frozen foods To keep foods fresher, longer,
Cured Meats . . . . . . . . _. . . . . 7 to 10
take the trme to study these recommended steps. Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5to7
Leafy Vegetables Remove store wrapplng Tram ColdCuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3to5
or tear off brursed and drscolored areas Wash In *If meat is to be stored longer than the times given.
cool water, drain and store In crisper Cold, morst clr
follow the directions for freezing.
helps keep leafy vegetables fresh and crrsp L
Vegetables with Skins (carrots, peppers) Store
In crisper. plcstrc bags or plcst~c 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 berrres
until they are ready to use Sort and keep berries r
their store contarner In a crisper, or store in a loosely
closed paper bag on a refrigerator shelf
hxas Store without washrng in the orlginal
carton or use the egg nest In the door of your
refrigerator
Milk Wipe milk cartons For best storage, place
Meat Meat IS perishable and expensrve you milk on nterior shelf
won?t want to waste on ounce of it through careless Beverages Wipe bottles and cans Store on o
hcndlrng The followrng lrst and chart grve you pcck-
door shelf or Inside the refrigerator
aging hints and trme lrmlts. Store meat In the meat Butter Keep opened butter In covered dish or In
pan.
the Butter Ccmpcrimen? When storing an extra sup-
Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat In ply, wrap In freezer packaging and freeze
the store wrapping Vacuum packaged meat can
Cheese Store In the origrnal wrcpprng untrl
be frozen for as long OS 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 plcstrc 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, jelly, olives) on the door shelves where
market wrapprng paper and re-wrap loosely In they are In easy reach
waxed paper or aluminum foil for storing It unfrozen leftovers Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or
Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with
alumrnum foil to keep food from drying out and
waxed paper, plastic wrap or clumlnum foil Store transferring food odors Plastic containers with tight
rmmedrately
IIds are fine. too |
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