K)Od Storage Guide; Storing Fresh Food - Whirlpool ETl8TK Use And Care Manual

Food storage guide
STORING FRESH FOOD
There IS a rrght way to package and store refrig-
erated or frozen foods To keep foods fresher, longer,
take the trme to study these recommended steps.
Leafy Vegetables
Remove store wrapplng Tram
or tear off brursed and drscolored areas Wash In
cool water, drain and store In crisper Cold, morst clr
helps keep leafy vegetables fresh and crrsp
Vegetables with Skins
(carrots, peppers) Store
In crisper. plcstrc bags or plcst~c container
Fruits
Wash, let dry and store In refrigerator In
plastic bags or crisper Do not wash or hull berrres
until they are ready to use Sort and keep berries r
their store contarner In a crisper, or store in a loosely
closed paper bag on a refrigerator shelf
Meat
Meat IS perishable and expensrve you
won't want to waste on ounce of it through careless
hcndlrng The followrng lrst and chart grve you pcck-
aging hints and trme lrmlts. Store meat In the meat
pan.
Fresh, Prepackaged Meat.
Store fresh meat In
the store wrapping Vacuum packaged meat can
be frozen for as long OS 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 wrapprng paper and re-wrap loosely In
waxed paper or aluminum foil for storing It unfrozen
Cooked Meat.
Wrap or cover cooked meat with
waxed paper, plastic wrap or clumlnum foil Store
rmmedrately
Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts.
Ham,,
bacon sauscge cold clU': etc keep bes' n origl~
ncl 'wrapglngs OrIce opened t @try re-wrap in
plastic drop or aluminum foil
Canned Ham.
Store In refrNgerctor #unless the IO-
be' scys its okay to store on trse shelf DG not freeze
Fresh Poultry
Looselr ~'rcp or hcxed paper or
p astic wrap -he plastic 'wcp or, polJltrc as our-
cwsed Taq !x bsen, for storage
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STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH AND CURED MEAT"
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Approximate Time
(days)
Variety Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2
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 freezing.
NOTE:
Fresh fish and shellfish should be used the
same day as purchased
hxas
Store without washrng in the orlginal
carton or use the egg nest In the door of your
refrigerator
Milk
Wipe milk cartons For best storage, place
milk on nterior shelf
Beverages
Wipe bottles and cans Store on o
door shelf or Inside the refrigerator
Butter
Keep opened butter In covered dish or In
the Butter Ccmpcrimen? When storing an extra sup-
ply, wrap In freezer packaging and freeze
Cheese Store In the origrnal wrcpprng untrl
you are ready to use It Once opened, re-wrap
tightly in plcstrc 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
alumrnum foil to keep food from drying out and
transferring food odors Plastic containers with tight
IIds are fine. too