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

nal wrapplngs Once opened, tightly re-wrap In plastic 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 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 refrlg- erated or frozen foods. To keep foods fresher, longer,

take the time to study these recommended steps

Leafy Vegetables Remove store wrapping and

trim or tear off bruised and dlscolored areas Wash in zold water and drain Place In plastic bag or plastic container and store in crisper Cold, moist air helps

deep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp

Vegetables with Sklns [carrots, peppers: Store in crisper. plastic bags or plastic container

Fruits Wash, let dry and store ;n refrigerator 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 a loosely

closed paper bag on a refrigerator shelf

Meat-

Meat

IS

perishable

and

expensive.

you

won’t want to waste

an ounce

of

It through

careless

handling.

The followlng

list and chart

give

you

pack-

aging

hints and time

limits

Store

meat In

the

meat

pan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat In

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

broken If you want to keep it frozen longer, you

should wrap it with special freezer wrapping material

Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the market wrapping paper and re-wrap In aluminum foil for storing It unfrozen

Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with plastic wrap or aluminum foil Store immediately

STORAGECHARTFORFRESHAND CUREDMEAT*

rVPe

 

 

Approximate

 

ltme

 

 

 

Wwsl

1 to

2

Variety

Meats

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

Chlcken

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

1 to2

 

Ground

Beef

1

to

2

Steaks

and Roasts

. . . . . . . . . .

3

to

5

Cured

Meats

7

to

10

Bacon

.,

5to7

 

Cold Cuts

3

to

5

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

NOTE: Fresh fish and shellflsh should be used the same day as purchased

Eggs Store wlthout washing In the original car-

ton or use the Utlllty 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 I? freezer packaging and freeze

Cheese Store in the origlnal 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 plastic wrap or

aluminum foil to keep food from drying ou+ and

transferring food cdors Plastic containers with tight IIds ore fine too

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Whirlpool ET20XK, ET20VK manual Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat, Storagechartforfreshand Curedmeat

ET20VK, ET20XK specifications

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