Food Storage Guide; Storing Fresh Food - Whirlpool ET20DK Use And Care Manual

Food storage guide
STORING FRESH FOOD
There is a right way to package and store
refrigerated 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 discolored areas.
Wash in cold water and drain. Place in plastic bag
or plastic container and store in crisper. Cold, moist
air helps keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp.
Vegetables with Skins
(carrots, peppers)...Store
in crisper, plastic bags or plastic container.
Frult...Wash,
let dry and store in 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 following list and chart give you
packaging hints and time limits. Store meat in the
meat drawer.
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 want to keep it frozen longer, you
should wrap it with special freezer wrapping
material.
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged.
Remove the
marketwrapping paperand re-wrap in aluminum
foil-for storing it unfrozen.
Cooked Meat.
Wrap or cover cooked meat with
plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Store immediately.
Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts.
Ham
bacon, sausage, cold cuts. etc., keep best in origi
nal wrappings. Once opened, tightly re-wrap ir
plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
Canned Ham.
Store in refrigerator unless the
label says it's okay to store on the shelf. Do no
freeze.
Fresh Poultry...Wrap
in plastic wrap. The plastic
on poultry, as purchased, may be used for storage
STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH AND CURED MEAT'
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Approximate Time
Ways)
Variety Meats .......................
1 to 2
Chicken
............................ 1 to 2
Ground Beef ........................ 1 to 2
Steaks and Roasts ..................
3 to 5
Cured Meats ........................ 7 to 10
Bacon ..............................
5 to 7
Cold Cuts ...........................
3 to 5
*If meat is to be stored longer than :he times given,
follow
the
directions for freezing.
NOTE: Fresh fish and shellfish should be used ths
same day as purchased.
Eggs...Store without washing in the original car
ton or use the egg containers in the Utility Compart
ment in the door of your refrigerator.
Milk...Wipe
milk cartons. For best storage, place
milk on interior shelf or bottom door shelf.
Bevemges...Wipe bottles and cans. Store on c
door shelf or inside the refrigerator.
Butter...Keep
opened butter in covered dish 01
in the Utility Compartment. When storing an extrc
supply, wrap in freezer packaging and freeze.
Cheese...Store in the original wrapping unti
you are ready to use it. Once opened, re-wrap
tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
Condiments...Store
small jars and bottle:
(catsup, mustard, jelly, olives) on the door shelve:
where they are in easy reach.
Leftovers...Cover
leftovers with plastic wrap OI
aluminum foil to keep food from drying out ant
transferring food odors. Plastic containers with tigh
lids are fine, too.