Food Storage Guide; Storing Fresh Food - Whirlpool ET20AK Use & Care Manual

Food storage guide
STORING FRESH FOOD
There is a right way to package and store
refrigerated or frozen foods. To keep foods fresher
longer, ta ke the time to study these recommended
steps.
Fresh Poultry...Wrap in plastic wrap. The plastic
leafy Vegetables...Remove store wrapping
on poultry, as purchased, may be used for storage.
and trim or tear off bruised and discolored areas
Wash in cold water and drain. Place in plastic bag
or plastic container and store in crisper Cold, moist
STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH AND CURED MEAT*
air helps keep leaty vegetables fresh and crisp
Vegetables with Skins (carrots, peppers)...Store
Wpe
Approxlmate Time
in crisper, plastic bags or plastic container.
(days1
Fruit...Wash, let dry and store in relrigerator In
plastic bags or crisper. Do not wash or hull 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
Variety Meats ....................... 1 to 2
Chicken ............................ 1 to 2
Ground Beet ........................ 1 to 2
Steaks and Roasts .................. 3 to 5
Cured Meats ........................ 7 to 10
Bacon .............................. 5 to 7
Cold Cuts ...........................
3 to 5
'If meat is to be stored longer than the times given,
follow the directions for freezing.
carton or use the Utility Bin that came with your
refrigerator.
Milk...Wipe milk cartons. For best storage, place
Meat*...Meat
is perishable and expensive .you
milk on interior shelf.
won't want to Waste an ounce of it through careless Beverages...Wipe bottles and cans. Store on a
handling. The following list and chart give you
door shelf or inside the refrigerator.
packaging hints and time limits. Store meat in the
Bulter...Keep opened butter in covered dish or
meat drawer.
in the Butter Compartment. When storing an extra
Fresh, prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat in supply, wrap in freezer packaging and freeze.
the store wrapping. Vacuum packaged meat can
Cheese...Store in the original wrapping until
be frozen for as long as one month if the seal IS not you are ready to use it. Once opened, re-wrap
broken. If you want to keep it frozen longer, you
tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil
should wrap it with special freezer wrapping Condiments...Store small jars and bottles
material.
[catsup, mustard, jelly, olives] on the door shelves
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the where they are in easy reach.
marketwrapping paper and re-wrap in aluminum Lefiovers...Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or
foil for storing it unfrozen. aluminum foil to keep food from drying out and
Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with
transferring food odors. Plastic containers with tight
plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Store immediately
lids are fine. too.
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
label says it's okay to store on the shelf. Do not
freeze
NOTE: Fresh fish and shellfish should be used the
same day as purchased.
Eggs...Store without washing in the original