Whirlpool ET14AK manual Food storage guide, Storing Fresh Food

Food storage guide

STORING FRESH FOOD

Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham. bacon, sausage, cold cuts, etc., keep best in origi-

nal wrappings. Once opened, tightly re-wrap in plastic wrap or aluminum for1

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

Fresh Poultry.. Wrap in plastic wrap. The plastic

wrap on poultry, as purchased, may be used for

storage.

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

take the time to study these recommended steps.

Leafy Vegetables Remove store wrapprng and

tram or tear off bruised and drscolored areas Wash in cold water and drain Place in plastrc bag or plastic conturner and store In crisper. Cold, moist arr helps

keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp

Vegetables with Skins (carrots, peppers] ..Store

In crisper, plastrc bags or plastrc conturner

Fruits .Wash, let dry and store In refngerator in plastic bags or crisper. Do not wash or hull berries until they are ready to use. Sort and keep berries in

their store container in a crisper, or store In o loosely

closed paper bag on a refrigerator shelf

Meat* Meat ISperishable and expensive .you won’t want to waste an ounce of it through careless

handling The following list and chart give you pack- aging hints and trme limits Store meat in the meat pan

Fresh, Prepackaged Meat .Store fresh meat in

the store wrapping Vacuum packaged meat can be frozen for as long as one month if the seal IS not

broken

If

YOU

Wan?

to

keep

It

frozen

longer,

You

should

wrap

It with

special

freezer

wrapprng

material

Fresh

Meat,

Not

Prepackaged.

Remove

the

market

wrapping

paper

and

re-Wrap

In

OlUminUm

foil

for storing

it

unfrozen.

Cooked

Meat.

Wrap

or cover cooked

meat with

plastic

wrap

or

alumrnum

foil

Store immedratelv

STORAGECHARTFORFRESHANDCUREDMEAT*

lLPe		Approxlmato	Time .
		(days1	, to2
Variety	Meats
Chlcken	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		1 to2
Ground	Beef	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	1 to2
Steaks	and	Roasts	3 to 5
Cured	Meats	. . . . . . . . . . ,	: :z ;O
Bacon	. . . . ..	<
Cold Cuts			3 to5

*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 as purchased.

Eggs

Store without

washing

in

the

original

car-

ton

or

use the

Utrlrty

Bin

that

came

with

your

refrigerator.

Milk

Wipe

milk

cartons.

For

best

storage,

place

milk

on

interior

shelf

Beverages.

Wipe

bottles

and

cans.

Store

on

a

door shelf or inside the refrigerator

Butter...Keep

opened

butter

In covered

dish

or

in

the

Butter

Compartment.

When

storing

an

extra

sup-

ply,

wrap

In freezer

packaging

and

freeze.

Cheese

.Store

in

the

original

wrapping

until

you

are

ready

to

use

it.

Once

opened,

re-wrap

tlghtty

in

plastic

wrap

or aluminum

foil.

Condlments Store small jars and bottles (cat- sup, mustard, Jelly, olives) on the door shelves where

they are in easy reach,

leftovers Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or

aluminum foil to keep food from drying out and

transferring food odors Plastic contarners with tight IIds ore fine, too.