Food Storageguide; Storing Fresh Food - Whirlpool ET1NK Use & Care Manual

Food storage guide
STORING FRESH FOOD
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 wrapplng ana
trim or tear off bruised and dlscolored areas Wash In
cold water and drain Place In plastic bag or plastic
container and store In crisper Cold, motst air helps
keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp
Vegetables with Skins (carrots, peppers] .Store
In crisper, plastic bags or plastic container.
Fruits .Wash, let dry and store In refrigerator In
plastic bags OT 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
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
plasttc 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
STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH AND CURED MEAT*
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Approxlmate Time
Wws)
Variety Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2
Chicken . . . . . . . 1 to2
Ground Beef . . 1 to 2
Steaks and Roasts . . . . 3 to 5
Cured Meats . . . 7 to 10
Bacon . . . . . . . . . 5to7
ColdCuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3to5
*If meat IS to be stored longer than the times given.
follow the dIrectIons for freezlng
NOTE: Fresh fish and shellfish should be used the
same day as purchased.
Eggs Store without washing in the original
carton or use the egg nest in the doot of your
refrigerator.
Milk. Wipe milk cartons. for best storage, place
Meat* Meat is perishable and
C?xpenSlVe ..yOU
milk on Interior She/f
won't want to waste an ounce of It through careless
handling. The following list and chart give you pack-
Beverages. Wipe bottles and cans. Store on a
d
aging hints and time limits. Store meat in the meat
OOT shelf or Inside the refrigerator.
Butter. Keep opened butter In covered dish or In
pan.
Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat in
the Butter Compartment When stocing an extra sup-
the store wrapplng Vacuum packaged meat can
ply, wrap in freezer packaging and freeze.
be frozen for as long as one month If the seal
IS
not
Cheese .Store In the origInal wrapplng until
you are ready to use It Once opened, re-wrap
broken. If You want to keep It frozen longer. You tlghtlv In
plastic wrap or aluminum foil
should wrap it with special freezer wrapping material
Condlments .Store small jars and bottles (cat-
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the sup. mustard, jelly, olives] on the door shelves where
market wrapping
paper and re-wrap In aluminum foil they are in easy reach.
for storing It unfrozen.
leftovers Cover leftovers with plasttc wrap or
Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with aluminum
fool
to keep food from drying out and
plastic
wrap or aluminum foil. Store immediately
transferring food odors. Plastic containers with tight
IIds are fine. too