Operating your French Door Refrigerator
Food Storage Tips
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Fish |
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Fatty Fish (mackerel, |
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trout,salmon) |
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Lean Fish (cod, |
| 6 Months | ||
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flounder, etc) |
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Frozen or Breaded |
| n/a | 3 Months | Check date code. Freeze in original packag- |
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Shellfish |
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Shrimp (uncooked) |
| 12 Months | Freeze package in vapor and | |
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Crab |
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Cooked Fish or |
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MEAT |
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Fresh, Uncooked |
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Chops |
| Check date code for use. Store in coldest | ||
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Ground |
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Bacon |
| refrigerator temperature 33°F to 36°F and | ||
Sausage |
| freezer temperature 0°F to 2°F. | ||
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Steak |
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Poultry |
| 1 day | 12 Months |
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Lunch meat |
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Meat |
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Poultry |
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Sources :
American Meat Institute Foundation. 1994. Yellow pages: answers to predictable questions consumers ask about meat and poultry.
American Meat Institute Food Marketing Institute. 1999. The food keeper. Food Marketing Institute, Washington, D.C.
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Hillers, V.N. 1993. Storing foods at home. Washington State University Cooperative Extension, Pullman, WA. Publ. EB 1205.
National Restaurant Association. 2001. Be
USDA. 1997. Basics for handling food safely. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Washington, D.C.
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