Food Storageguide; Storing Fresh Food - Whirlpool ED22MM Use & Care Manual

Food storage guide
STORING FRESH FOOD
There IS a rrght way to package and store refrrg-
erated or frozen foods To keep foods fresher, longer.
take the trme to study these recommended steps
Leafy Vegetables. .Remove store wrapprng. Trim
or tear off brursed and discolored areas Wash in
cool water, drain and store in crisper. Cold, moist arr
helps keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp. The
crrsper has sealing gaskets to help keep humrd air
tn. It also has a control to help adjust the amount of
humrdity In the crisper,
Vegetables wlth Skins (carrots, peppers] Store
In crisper, plastic bags or plastrc container
Frults
Wash, let dry and store In refrrgerator In
plastrc bags or crrsper Do not wash or hull berries
until they are ready to use Sort and keep berrres In
their store contarner In a crrsper, or store in a loosely
closed paper bag on a refrigerator shelf
Meat
Meat IS perrshable and expensrve
you
won't want to waste an ounce of It through careless
handlrng The followrng list and chart grve you pack-
aging hunts and trme lrmrts Store meat In the meat
pan
Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat In
the store wrapprng 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 with specral freezer wrapping material
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the
market wrapprng paper and re-wrap loosely In
waxed paper or aluminum foil for storrng it unfrozen
Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat wrth
waxed paper, plastic wrap or aluminum foil Store
rmmediately
Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham
bacon, sausage. cold cuts, etc keep best in origi
nal wrappings Once opened, tightly re-wrap Ir
plastic wrap or aluminum foil
Canned Ham. Store In refrigerator unless the la
bel says Its okay to store on the shelf Do not freeze
Fresh Pouttry Loosely wrap In waxed paper o
plastrc wrap The plastic wrap on poultry, as pur
chased may be used for storage
STORAGECHARTFOR FRESHANOCUREDMEAT'
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Approximate flme
Wawl
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 directrons for freezing
NOTE: Fresh fish and shellfrsh should be used th6 3
r
samedayaspurchased
Etaas
Store without washing in the original Cal
ton or use the Utrlrty Brn that came wrth you
refrigerator
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Milk Wrpe milk cartcns For best storage. plan
milk on Interior shelf or bottom door shelf
Beverages Wipe bottles and cans Store on
door shelf or rnslde the refrrgerator
Butter. Keep opened butter In covered dash or
the Utility Compartment When stocing an extra suf
ply, wrap in freezer packaging and freeze
Cheese
Store In the orlgrnal wrapprng ur
you are ready to use It Once opened, re-wrc
tightly In plastic wrap or aluminum foil
Condiments
Store small tars and bottles [cc
sup, mustard, jelly, olives) on the door shelves whe
they are In easy reach
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Leftovers Cover leftovers with plastic wrap
aluminum foil to keep fo& from drying out or
transferring food odors Plastrc contarners with trg
lids are fine. too
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