Whirlpool ED25EM manual STORAGECHARTFORFRESHAN0 CUREDMEAT‘

Food storage guide

STORING FRESH FOOD

Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham

bacon sousoge cold cuts etc keep best ln srlgi

nal wrappIngs Once opened tlgbtly re~tiroy; r p:ostlc wrap or aluminum 1011

Canned Ham. Store In refrlgeroior unless the lo- bel soys Its oko\i ‘3 store or, the shelf Ds r:ot ‘reeze

Fresh Poultry Wrap in plastic wrap The plos?~c

wrap on poultry, as purchased, may be used for storage

There IS a right way to package and store refrig- eroted or frozen foods To keep foods fresher, longer,

take the time to study these recommended steps

Leafy Vegetables Remove store wrapplng Trim

or tear off bruised and discolored areas Wast- In cool water, dran ond store In cr sper Cold moist olr

helps keep leafy vegetables fresh ond crisp The crisper has sealing gaskets to help keep humId ar in It also has o control to help adjust the amount of humidity in the crisper

Vegetables with Skins (carrots, pePpers) Store In crisper. plastic bags or plastic contofner

Fruits Wash, let dry and store lr refrlgerotor IQ plastic bags or crisper Do not wash or hull berries until they are ready to use Sort and Keep berries IrI

their store container in 0 crisper, or store In 0 ,oosely

closed paper bag or, o refrigerator shelf

Meat, Meat IS perlshoble ond expensive YOU won’t wont to woste an ounce of it through careless

handling The following list and chart give you pock- aging hints and time limits Store meat In the meat pCll7

Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat lr

the store wrapping Vacuum pockoged meat car be frozen for OS long as one month f the seal IS not

broken If you wart to keep It frozer Nonger, qou should wrop it with special freezer wropplng materlol

Fresh	Meat,	Not Prepackaged.	ReTove	the
market wrapping		paper and re-wrap	In alumlnuT	foil
for storing	It unfrozen

Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat ‘tiifh plastic wrap or aluminum foil Store lmrrediotely

STORAGECHARTFORFRESHAN0 CUREDMEAT‘

rVPe		Approximate	Tlme
		Ways)	1 to	2
Variety	Meats	.
Chicken		.	1 to2
Ground	Beet		1 to	2
Steaks	and Roasts		3 to 5
Cured	Meats		7 to	1P
Bacon ____._._..__._			5to7
Cold Cuts			3 to	5

*If meat is to be stored longer than the times given.

follow the directions for freezing.

NOTE: Fresh fish and shellflsh should be used the same clay as purchased

Eggs Store WItbout washing r the original cor- ‘or; gr use the Ut1l11~~ Bjr ihot come with your refrigerolor

Milk Sv De T k co~~;)ns is’ bes’ slCiroge C?lOle ,?I ik 3r IP’erlor srlelf 3 bsttc;r; 330 sr’e’f

Beverages Nope Dotfles onc cars Stars Jr a 3301 sqeif 3r rsiJe +qe refrigerator

Butter Keep opened butter In covered dish or in

the IJllty Comportment When storing an extro SUP-

ply, wrap In freezer pockaging ond freeze

Cheese Store In the original wropplng until

you ore reody to iise it Once opened re~wrop t,ghtly in plastic wrop or aluminum foil

Condlments Store small jars and bottles (cots sup mustard, jelly olives) on the door shelves where they are in eosy reach

Leftovers Cover leftovers tilth D~OS+IC wroP or

o,umlnurr loll to keep focx3 from ary!r#g 3Lt and

trorsferrlng fooa cx3ors Plost,c cortolners with1 light 13s are fine too