Whirlpool ET16TK manual Storagechartforfreshand Curedmeat

Food storage guide

STORING FRESH FOOD

Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham.

bacon, sausage, cold cuts, etc keep best in origl-

nal wropprngs Once opened, tightly re-wrap in plastic wrap or aluminum foil

Canned Ham. Store in refrigerator unless the lo- bel soys it’s okay to store on the shelf Do not freeze

Fresh Poultry Loosely ‘wrap In ‘waxed Paper or Plas+lc wrap The piastlc tiroro or Poultrv, as Pur chased, may be used for storoge

There IS a rrght way to package and store refrrg- erated or frozen foods To keep foods fresher, longer,

take the trme to study these recommended steps

Leafy Vegetables Remove store wrapping Trim

or tear off bruised and drscolored areas Wash In cool water, drain and store in crrsper Cold, moist atr

helps keep leafy vegetables fresh and crtsp

Vegetables with Skins (carrots, peppers) Store in crrsper, plastic bogs or plastic contolner

Fruits Wash, let dry and store In refrigerator in plostrc bags or crisper Do not wash or hull berries untrl they are ready to use Sort and keep berries irl

their store container In a crisper. or store In a looselv

closed paper bag on a refrigerator shelf

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won’t want to waste			an ounce	of	It through		careless
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Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat lr

the store wrapping Vacuum packaged meat car be trozen for as long as one month If the seal IS not

broken tf you want to keep It frozen longer, you should wrap It with specral freezer wropplng material

Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the

market wrapping paper and re-wrap loosely In waxed paper or aluminum foil for storing It unfrozen

Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with

waxed Paper. Ptastrc wrap or atumlnum foil Store immedlotely

STORAGECHARTFORFRESHAND CUREDMEAT*

We		Approxlmate				Time
			Ways1
Vari6ty	Meats	. .			.	1 to	2
Chicken	. . .	. . .		. . . .	. .	1 to2
Ground	Beef . . .	.	. .			1 to	2
Steaks	and Roasts	.	. . . . .		. .	3 to	5
Cured	Meats . . . .	. . . . .		.	. .	7 to	10
Bacon	. . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . .	. . . .	. . . .	. .	5to7
ColdCuts		. . . . . .	. . . .	. . . .	. .	3to5

*If meat is to be stored longer than the times given, follow the directions for freezing.

NOTE: Fresh fish and shellfish should be used the same day OS purchased

Eggs

Store

wrthcut

washrng

tn

the

cfrginal

carton

or

use

the

egg

nest

in

the

door

of

your

refrrgerator

Milk

Wipe

rmik

cartons

For

best

storage

place

ml/k

on

rritertor

stNf

Beverages

Wipe

bo+tles

and

cans

Store

on

o

door shelf or Inside the refrigerator

Butter

Keep

opened

butter

in

covered

dish

cr

In

the

Butter

Comportmer?

When

storing

on extra

sup

p’y,

wrap

In

freezer

PackagIng

and

freeze

Cheese

Store

in the

orlgrnal

wrapping

untrl

you

are

ready

to

use

it Once

opened,

re-wrap

tightly In

ptastrc

wrap

or

aluminum

foil

Condlments

Store

small

Jars

and

bottles

(cat-

sup,

mustard,

jelly,

olrves)

on

the

door

shelves where

they are rn easy reach

leftovers

Cover

leftovers

with

plastic

wrap

or

aluI*llnum

foil

to

keep

food

from

drying

out

and

trar,sferrrng

food

odors

Plastic

containers

witi:

trght

lids

are

fine,

too