
FOOD STORAGE GUIDE
Wrap or store food in the refrigerator in airtight and
Items | How to |
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Butter or | Keep opened butter in a covered |
margarine | dish or closed compartment. |
| When storing an extra supply, |
| wrap in freezer packaging and |
| freeze. |
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Cheese | Store in the original wrapping |
| until you are ready to use it. Once |
| opened, rewrap tightly in plastic |
| wrap or aluminum foil. |
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Milk | Wipe milk cartons. For best |
| storage, place milk on interior |
| shelf, not on door shelf. |
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Eggs | Store in original carton on interior |
| shelf, not on door shelf. |
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Fruit | Do not wash or hull the fruit |
| until it is ready to be used. Sort |
| and keep fruit in its original |
| container, in a crisper, or store in a |
| completely closed paper bag on a |
| refrigerator shelf. |
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|
Leafy | Remove store wrapping and trim |
vegetables | or tear off bruised and discolored |
| areas. Wash in cold water and |
| drain. Place in plastic bag or |
| plastic container and store in |
| crisper. |
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Vegetables | Place in plastic bags or plastic |
with skins | container and store in crisper. |
(carrots, |
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peppers) |
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Fish | Store fresh fish and shellfish in |
| the freezer section if they are not |
| being consumed the same day of |
| purchase. It is recommended to |
| consume fresh fish and shellfish the |
| same day purchased. |
|
|
Leftovers | Cover leftovers with plastic wrap, |
| aluminum foil, or plastic containers |
| with tight lids. |
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USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR
STORING FROZEN FOOD
NOTE: Check a freezer guide or a reliable cookbook for further information about preparing food for freezing or food storage times.
Freezing
Your freezer will not
Storage times will vary according to the quality and type of food, the type of packaging or wrap used (how airtight and
NOTE: Allow hot foods to cool at room temperature for 30 minutes, then package and freeze. Cooling hot foods before freezing saves energy.
Packaging
Successful freezing depends on correct packaging. When you close and seal the package, it must not allow air or moisture in or out. If it does, you could have food odor and taste transfer throughout the refrigerator and could also dry out frozen food.
Packaging recommendations:
•Rigid plastic containers with
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•Specified
Follow package or container instructions for proper freezing methods.
Do not use
•Bread wrappers
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•Containers without tight lids
•Wax paper or
•Thin,
CAUTION: Do not keep beverage cans or plastic food containers in the freezer compartment. They may break or burst if they freeze.
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