Food storage guide

STORING FRESH FOOD

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

nal wrappings Once opened, tightly re-wrap in plast:c wrap or aluminum foil

Canned Ham. Store In refrigerator unless the la- bel says It’s okay to store on the shelf Do not freeze

Fresh Poultry. Loosely wrap In waxed paper or plastic wrap The plastic wrap on poultry, as pur- chased, may be used for storage

There IS a right way to package and store refrlg- erated or frozen foods To keep foods fresher, longer, take the time to study these recommended steps

leafy Vegetables Remove store wrappIng Trim or tear off brc,lsed and dlscolored areas Wash in cool woter, drain and store In crisper Cold, moist air helps keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp The crispers have seollng gaskets to help keep humId air in They also hove a cor:trol to qelp adjust the amount of humidity in +Clecrispers

Vegetables with Skins (carrots oeppers) Store or crisper, plastic bogs or plastic container

Fruits Wash let dry and store ‘n refrigerator I? plastic bags -)r crisper Do ‘lot wash or hbli berr’es until they are ,eady to use Sort and keep berries In +helr store cor8*ainer ii‘ 0 crisper, or store ir a loosely closed paper nag on a refrigerator shelf

Meat bleat 1sperishable and expensive you won’+ want to tiaste orI ounce of It through careless handling The following list orId chart give you pack- aging hints or d trme llmlts Store meat in the meat pCln

Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat In t4e store wrapping Vacuum pacKaged meat con oe frozen for -ISlorIg OS one month if the seal IS not broker 1‘ VOLI want to keep I+ fr-zerm lopger, you should iurap it .vlth spec,a freezer wrappIng material

Fresh

Meat,

Not Prepackaged.

Remove the

market

wrapping

paper and re-wrap

IOOSely ln

waxed paper or altiminum foil for st,orlng it unfrozen Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with

waxed paper plastic tiraL: or albmlnum foil Store lmmedlately

STORAGECHARTFORFRESHAN0CUREDMEAT*

Wpe

 

 

Appro~oTtme

variety

Mods

Wayn)

. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2

Chltk@n

. .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2

GroundBeel

m

1 to2

Steaks

and

Roasts

. . . . . . . . . . .. 3 to5

 

 

. . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . 7telO

ii%?-

. . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . 5to7

CowCuts

 

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . 3 to5

*If meat isto be stored longer than the tiis 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

origlnal

car-

ton or

use the

Utility

Bin

that

 

came

 

wtth 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

tightly 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 plasttc wrap or aluminum foil to keep food from drying out and transferring food odors Plastic containers with tight ?ds are fine, +oo

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Whirlpool ET1 8MK manual Food storage guide, Storing Fresh Food

ET1 8MK specifications

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