Food Storage Guide; Storing Fresh Food - Whirlpool ED22EM 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 foas fresher, longer,
take the time to study these recommended steps
Leafy Vegetables
Remove store wrapping and
trim or tear off bruised and drscolored 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, peppers) Store
in crisper. plastic bags or plastic container
Frults
Wash. let dry and store In refrigerator in
plastrc bags or crrsper Do not wash or hull berries
until they are ready to use Sort ond keep berries In
their store container In o crisper, or store In a loosely
closed paper bag or o refrlgerotor shelf
Meat* Meat IS perishable and expensive you
won't want to waste an ounce of It through careless
handling The following ltst and chart give you pack-
aging hints and time limits. Store meat In the meat
pan
Fresh, Prepackaged Meat.
Store fresh meat In
the store wrapplng Vacuum packaged meat can
be frozen for OS long as one month If the seal rs not
broken If you want to keep It frozen longer, you
should wrap It with special freezer wrapplng mater~cl
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged.
Remove the
market wrapptng paper and re-wrap In alumtnum fotl
for stortng it unfrozen
Cooked Meat.
Wrap or cover cooked meat wrth
plastic wrap or aluminum fotl Store rmmedjotely
Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts,
Ham,
bacon, sausage, cold cuts, etc., keep best in origt-
nal wrapplngs Once opened, ttghtly re-wrap In
plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
Canned Ham.
Stoce 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*
WPe
ApproxImateTIme
(day@
Variety Meats
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1to2
Chicken
. . . . . . . . . . . ..*............
1 to2
GroundBeef..
. , . . . . . , . . , . . . . . . . . . 1 to2
Steaks and Roasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 5
Cured Meats
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 to10
Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5to7
Cold Cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to5
*If meat is to be stored longer than the times given,
follow the directions for freezing.
NOTE:
Fresh fish and shellflsh should be used the
some day as purchased
Eggs Store wtthout washtng In the origlnol car-
ton or use the Utility Bin that came with your
refrigerator
Milk
Wipe milk cartons For best storoge, 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 dash or In
the Uttllty Compartment When storing an extra sup-
ply. wrap in freezer packoglng and freeze
Cheese
Store in the origlnol wrapping until
you are ready to use It Once opened, re-wrap
ttghtly In plastic wrap or aluminum fo+l
Condlments Store small jars and bottles (Cat-
sup, mustard, telly, olives) on the door shelves where
they are In easy reach
Leftovers
Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or
aluminum fotl to keep fo& from drying out and
tronsferrlng food odors Plastic contaners with tight
lids are fine. too