Food Storage Guide; Storing Fresh Food - Whirlpool ED26MK Use & Care Manual

Food storage guide
STORING FRESH FOOD
There
IS
a right way to package and store refrlg-
erated 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 dlscolored 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, peppers1 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 5ull 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 followtng list and chart give you pack-
aging hints and time limits Store meat ir the meat
pan
Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat or-
the store wrapping Vacuum packaged meat car)
be frozen for as long as one month if the seal IS rot
broker, If you want to keep it frozen longer, you
should wrap r ,,vith special freezer wrapplng material
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the
market wrapping paper and re-wrap in aluminum fotl
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 origl-
nal wrapptngs. 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 plastic wrap. The plastic
wrap on poultry, as purchased, may be used for
storage
STURAOE GtlART FOR FRESH AND CURED MEAT *
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Varktyk@ats ..: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2
ChIcka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2
BroJumlBeef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 to2
StW#smdRocw?s
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to5
Crp+cdM~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7to10
Bmm Ii
j >... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 to 7
Ctjg&~ .*...........,.......... 3to5
. . . -,_
*#m&&t ktsta be shed lmgar than the times given.
follcm theworn raheeew.
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
refngerator
Milk Wipe milk cartons For best storage. place
milk on interior shelf or bottom door shelf
Beverages Wipe bottles and cans Store on a
door shelf or inside the refrigerator
Butter Keep opened butter In covered dish or in
the Utiltty Compartment. When storing an extra sup-
ply. wrap In freezer packaging and freeze
Cheese .Sfo:e in the original wrapping 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
leftovers Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or
aluminum foli to keep food from drying out and
transferrlng tood odors Plastic containers with tight
lids
are fine too
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