Operating your French Door Refrigerator
Foods
Refrigerator
Freezer
Storage Tips
FISH AND SHELLFISH
Fish
Fatty Fish (mackerel, |
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trout, salmon) | Keep in original wrapper and store in coldest part of refrigerator. Pack- | |||
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Frozen or Breaded | na | 3 Months |
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Shrimp (uncooked) | 12 Months |
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Crab | 10 Months | To freeze package in | ||
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Cooked Fish or Shellfish | 3 Months |
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MEAT |
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Chops |
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Ground | 1 Day |
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Roast |
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Sausage | container for freezing. Recommended refrigerator temperature 33ºF to | |||
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Poultry | 1 Day | 12 Months |
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Lunch meat | 1 Month |
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Meat
Poultry
Ham
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Check date code for use. Store in coldest part of regrigerator in original packaging. Package in
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.
National Restaurant Association. 2001. Be