Food storage guide

STORING FRESH FOOD

Cured

or

Smoked

Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham,

bacon.

sausage.

cold

cuts.

etc

keep

best

in origi-

nal wrapplngs

 

Once

 

opened,

tightly

re-wrap

in

plastic

wrap

or aluminum

foii

 

 

 

 

 

Canned

Ham.

Store

 

In

refrigerator

 

unless the

la-

bel says its okay to store on the shelf Do not freeze

Fresh

Poultry

Looseiy

wrap

n

waxed

pope:

or

plastic

&rap

The plastic

*‘rap

on,

poultry

as

pur-

c hosed,

may

be

used

for storage

 

 

 

 

 

There IS a right way to package and store refrrg- eroted or frozen foods To keep foods fresher, longer,

take the time to study these recommended steps

Leafy Vegetables Remove store droppIng Trim

or tear off bruised and discolored areas Wash In cooi water, drain and store In crisper Cord moist air

helps keep leafy vegetables fresr and crisp The crispers hove sealing gaskets to nelp keep humId olr in They also hove a control to help adlust the amount of humidity in the crispers

Vegetables with Skins (carrots peppers) Store n crisper, plastic bags or plosttc container

Fruits Wash, let dry ond store or refrigerator in plastic bogs or crisper Do not WCIS~I or hull berries untlr they are reads to ‘use Sort and keep berries I-

their store container in a cr’sper or sore in o IOOseiV

closea paper bag on a refrlgerotor shelf

Meat Meat IS perrshable and expensive you won’t want to waste an ounce of It through careless hondlrng The following list and chart give you pack- aging hints and time limits Store meal ir the meat pan

Fresh,

Prepackaged

 

Meat.

 

Store fresh meet in

the

store

wrapping

 

Vacuum

packaged

meat

con

be

frozen

for

OS long

OS one morth

sf the sea’ 1s not

broken

 

If

you

wont

to

keep

it

frozeri

longer

vou

should

wrap

it with special

freezer;Nropprng

moteriol

Fresh

 

Meat,

Not

Prepackaged.

 

Remove

tne

market

wrapping

paper

 

and

 

re-wrap

looselv

n

waxed

paper

or

aluminum

 

foil

for

 

storing it unfrozen

 

Cooked

 

Meat.

Wrap

or

cover

 

cooked

meat

with

waxed

paper,

plastrc

wrap

or

aluminum

foil

Store

immediately

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STORAGECHARTFORFRESHAND CUREDMEAT*

rVPe

 

 

Approxlmate

 

Time

Variety

Meats . .

 

 

Wwl

it02

 

.

. . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . .

 

Chicken

.

.

. .

.

1

to2

 

Ground

Beef

. . . . . . . . . .

1 to

2

Steaks

and Roasts

 

. . . . .

. . . . . . .

3

to

5

Cured

Meats . . . .

.

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

7

to10

Bacon

. . . . . . . . . . .

.

. . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . .

5to7

 

ColdCuts

.

. . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . .

3to5

 

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

NOPE: Fresh fish and shellfish should be used the same day as purchased

Eggs Store without washing in the orrginai car- ton or use the Utlllty Bin that came with your refrrgerator

Milk Wipe ml/k cartons For best storage place milk or- InterNor shelf

Beverages \r\/,pe bottles and cans Store on, a aoor shelf or nIside the refrigerator

Butter Keep opened bu’ter ,r covered dish or or

‘he Butter Compartment When storrng an extra sup-

p y wrcp r freezer poclaglng and freeze

Cheese Store in the orrginal wrapping until

you are ready to use it Once opened re-wrap trghtly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil

Condlments Store small jars and bottles (cat- sup, mustard, jelly olrves) on the door shelves where they are in easy reach

Leftovers Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or

aluminum fo to keep focx2 from drying out and

tronsferrlng fboa odors Plastic cortalners v*i’lth) trght ‘ids ore fine too

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Whirlpool ET22MT manual Food storage guide, Storagechartforfreshand Curedmeat

ET22MT specifications

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