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Food Storage Su~estions

Su~ested storage times for meat and poultry*

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	DAYS	MONTHS

Fresh Meats

Roasts (Beef & Lamb)		3 I(1 5	5 to 12
Roasts (Pork & Veal)		3 [0 5	4 to 8
Steaks	(Beef)	3 to 5	6 [0 12
Chops	(Lamb)	3 to 5	6 to 9
Chops	(Pork)	1 ti; 2	: t:) A
Ground & Stew Meats		1 to 2	3104
Variety	Meats	1 to 2	3 !(! 4
Sausage	(Pork)	1 to 2	1102

Ii) store cheese, wrap well with wax paper or aluminum foil, or put in

a pl:istic bag.

●C;arefLIlly wrap to expel air and bclp pl”evcnt mold.

●Store pre-packaged cheese in its

own wrapping if you wish.

To store vegetables, use the

vcgctablc ttrawcrs—they ’vc been designed to preserve the natural n)oist urc and freshness of produce.

●Covcri ng vegetables with a moist towel helps maintain crispness.

To freeze meat, fish and poultry,

wrap well in freezer-weight foil (or other heavy-duty wrapping material) forming it carefully to the shape of the contents. This expels air. Fold and crimp ends of the package to provide a good, lasting seal.

Don’t refreeze meat that has completely thawed; meat, whether raw or cooked, can be frozen successfully only once.

Limit freezing of fresh (unfrozen) meats or seafoods to 26 pounds at a time.

Processed Meats

Bacon		7	1
Frankfurters.		7	1,/2
Ham(Whole)		7	I 102
Ham	(Half)	3 1[) 5	1 to 2
Ham (Slices)		3	1 [02
Luncheon	Meats	3 tc 5	Freez\ng
Sausage(Smoked)			OOi (CCO~)-
Sausage (Dry & Semi-Dry)		14 t: 21	mended

o As a furtbcr aid to freshness, pre -pac’kag(:d vegetables can be slorcd in their original wrapping.

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●Store all like things together. This not only saves time, but electricity— because you can find foods faster.

. Place the oldest items up front so

Cooked Meats

Cooked Meats and	3 to 4
Meat Dishes		? IO 3
Gravy & Meat Broth	1 to 2	2 tn 3

Fresh Poultry

Chicken	& Turkey (Whole)	1 to 2	II
Chicken	(Pieces)	1 to 2	:)
Turkey	(Pieces)	i tO 2	6
Duck & Goose (Whole)		1 to 2	6
Giblets		1 to 2	3

Cooked Poultry

Pieces (Covered with Brett	1 to 2	~
		I
Pieces (Not Covered)	3 to 4
Cooked Poultry Dishes	3 to 4	410 C
Fried Chicken	3 to 4	4

(Otherthan formeats &poultry) FREEZER

Most fruits and vegetables	3.12 r(lullth:;
Lean fish	68 rnonlhq
Fatty fish, rolls and breads,	23 mofllil!:
soups, stew, casseroles
Cakes, pies, sandwiches,
leftovers (cooked),	1 montlj max.
Ice cream (original cart{] r!)

New techniques are constantly being developed Consult the College or County Extension Service or your local Utility Comp?ny foi the latest information on freezing and storing foods.

‘U.S. Depa/7metri of Agriculture

Meats, fish and poultry purcbasc~i from the store ~:lry in quuiitj’ and

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To store unfrozen meats, fish and poultry:

QAlways renlo~e store w r:ippi J ::,[s.

●Rewrap i n foi 1. ii l~rl or wu x p:tpc r and refrigerate imnled iatcl:~.

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To store ice ereanl—Fine-quality ice

L’rcum. with high cream content, will norm; al Iy require slightly lower tcnlpcrut(lr~:s than more “tiiry” ;Ilrt’iidy-p:ick ageci brands with

low crciml content.

~tt Wi I I be necessary to experiment to delerminc the freezer compartment location” and temperature control sctt ing to keep your icc cream at [tic right s(:rv ing temperature.

●Tbc rear of the freezer compartment is slightl} cotder than the front.

Tips on freezing foods

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they can be used up promptly.

●Use shelves on the door for most often used sauces and condiments.

●Use the meat drawer for meats you do not freeze.

To save money in ene~y and food costi:

●Place most perishable items, such as milk, cream or cottage cheese, toward the rear of the top shelf; they will stay coldest in this part of the fresh food compartment.

●Cover moist foods with tight lids, plastic film or foil.

●Leaf vegetables and fruits

placed in storage drawers will last longer when stored in closed plastic containers or wrapped in plastic film.

s Do not overload your fresh food or freezer compartment with a lot of warm food at once.

●Open the door the fewest times possible to save electrical energy.

●When going out of town for scvcra] days, leave as few perishables as possible in the refrigerator. Set the icem:iker to the OFF position and shut off water to the refrigerator.

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