Food Storage Guide; Storing Fresh Food - Whirlpool ET12PC Use & Care Manual

Food storage guide
STORING FRESH FOOD
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
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.
STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH AND CURED MEAT'
Me
Approximate Time
(days1
Variety
Meafs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2
There is a right way to package and store refrig-
Chlcken ..,....................... 1 to2
erated o( frozen foods. To keep foods fresher, longer,
Ground Beet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2
take the time to study these recommended steps.
Steaks and Roasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 5
Leafy Vegetables.,
Remove store wrapplng and
Cured Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 to 10
trim or tear off bruised and discolored areas. Wash in
Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5to7
cold water and drain. Place in plastic bag or plastic
Cold Cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
to 5
container and store in crisper. Cold, moist air helps
*If meat is to be stored longer than the times given,
keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp.
follow the directions for freezing.
Vegetables wlth Skins
[carrots, peppers], .Store
in crisper, plastic bags or plastic container.
NOTE:
Fresh fish and shellfish should be used the
Frults
,,. Wash, let dry and store in refrigerator in same day as purchased,
plastic bags or crisper. Do not wash or hull berries
until they are ready to use. Sort and keep berries tn
Eggs
Store without washing in the original
carton or use the egg nest in the door of your
refrigerator.
Milk...Wipe
milk cartons. For best storage, place
Meat* Meat is perishable and expensive milk on interior shelf.
you won't want to waste an ounce of it through care-
Beverages
Wipe bottles and cans. Store on a
IeSS handling. The fOIlOWing list and chart give
YOU doa shelf or inside the refrigerator.
packaging hints and time limits.
Butter
..Keep opened butter in covered dish or in
Fresh, Prepackaged Meat.
Store fresh meat In the Butter Compartment. When storing an extra sup-
the store wrapping. 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 wrapping until
broken. If you want to keep it frozen longer. you you are ready to use it. Once opened, re-wrap
should wrap it with special freezer wrapping material. tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged.
Remove the
Condlments
.Store small jars and bottles (cat-
market wrapping
paper and re-wrap in aluminum foil sup, mustard, jelly. olives] on the door shelves where
for storing it unfrozen.
they are in easy reach.
Cooked Meat.
Wrap or cover cooked meat with
Leftovers
..Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or
plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Store immediately
aluminum foil to keep food from drying out and
transferring food odors Plastic containers with tight
llds are fine. too