Food Storage Guide; Storing Fresh Food - Whirlpool ED26SS 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 trme to study these recommended steps.
Leaty Vegetables
.Remove store wrapping. Trim
or tear off bruised and discolored areas. Wash tn
cool water, drain and store In crrsper Cold, moist air
helps keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp. The
crisper has sealing gaskets to help keep humrd air
in. It also has a control to help adjust the amount of
humidity in the crisper.
Vegetables with Skins [carrots, peppers).. Store
in crisper, plastic bags or plastic container.
Fruits . ..Wash. let dry and store in refrigerator in
plastic bags or crisper. Do not wash or hull berrres
untrl 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 rt through careless
handling. The following list and chart give you pack-
aging hints and time limrts. 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 as one month if the seal
IS
not
broken If you want to keep it frozen longer, you
should wrap It wrth special freezer wrapping materrol
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the
market wrapping paper and re-wrap in plastic
wrap or aluminum foil for storing it unfrozen,
Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat tightly
with plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Store rmmediatelv,
Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham,
bacon, sausage, cold cuts, etc.. keep best in origi-
nal wrapprngs. 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 aluminum foil or plastic
wrap. The plastic wrap on poultry, as purchased,
may be used for storage.
STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH AN0 CURED MEAT*
WP@
&pmdmate Time
t-1
VarletyMwh .;:.... .*........... it02
Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,...:
. . . . . . . 1to2
GroundBq& . . . . . ;..:.'.r:.;;..i
. . . . 1 to2
Steok$an&mQsts . . *::. . .:P. . . .a. 3 30s
Cured'Ri&mta . . . . . . :..a . . . . . . . . . . .
Bacon ,....,.,....,................
itO;
ColdCuts . . . . . . . . . . . F.."...r
. . . . . . 3jos
*If meat irto be stored longer than the times given
follow the dtrections
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NOTE: Fresh fish and shellfish should be used the
same day as purchased
Eggs Store without washing in the original car-
ton or use the Utility Bin that came with your
refrigerator
Milk.. Wipe milk cartons. For best storage. place
milk on interior shelf or bottom door shelf.
BeveragesLWipe bottles and cans. Store on a
door shelf or insrde the refrigerator.
Butter.. .Keep opened butter in covered dish or in
the Utility Compartment. When storing an extra sup-
ply, wrap In freezer packaging and freeze.
Cheese .Store in the original wrapprng 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.
Letiovers...Cover leftovers tightly with plastic wrap
or aluminum foil to keep food from drying out and
transferring food odors. Plastic containers with tight
lids are fine, too.
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