Food Storage Guide; Storing Fresh Food - Whirlpool ETl8XK 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 origl
nal wrapplngs. Once opened, tightly re-wrap ir
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 Pouttry. .Loosely wrap In waxed paper o
plastic wrap. The plastic wrap on poultry, as pur
chased, may be used for storage
There is a right way to package and store refrig-
erated or frozen foods. To keep foods fresher, longer,
take the time to study these recommended steps.
Leafy Vegetables...Remove store wrapping. Trim
or tear off bruised and discolored areas Wash in
cool water, drain and store in cnsper Cold, moist air
helps keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp
Vegetables with Skins [carrots, peppers).. Store
in crisper, plastic bags or plastic container.
STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH.AND CURED MEAT*
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Approximate lime
Variety Meats
(days) , +o 2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chlcken
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2
Ground
Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2
Steaks and Roasts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 5
Cured Meats
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 to 10
Bacon
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5to7
Cold Cuts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to5
*If meat is to be stored longer than the times given.
follow thedirections for freezing.
NOTE: Fresh fish and shellfish should be used th6
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Fruits ,, Wash, let dry and store in refrigerator in same day as
purchased
plastic bags o( cslsper. 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.
Eggs .Store without washing In the original car
ton or use the Utility Bin that came with SOL
refriaerator.
Meat-
Milk. .Wlpe milk cartons For best storage. plac
Meat is perlshable and expenslve
.yOu
milk on Interior shelf
won't want to waste an ounce of it through careless
handling The following list and chart give you pack-
Beverages Wipe bottles and cans Store on 1
aging hints and time Ilmits. Store meat in the meat
door shelf or Inside the refrigerator.
Butter,, Keep opened butter tn covered dish or I
pan
Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat In
the Butter Compartment. When storing an
extra
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the store wrapptng. 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 wrapplng Unt
you are ready to use it. Once opened. re-wrq
broken If YOU Want to keep It frozen longer. YOU tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil,
should wrap It with special freezer wrapping material.
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the
Condlments
.Store small jars and bottles (ca
sup, mustard, jelly. olives] on the door shelves wher
market wrapplng paper and re-wrap loosely in they are in easy reach
waxed paper or aluminum foil for storing It unfrozen
Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with
leftovers .Cover leftovers with plastic wrap c
waxed paper. plastic wrap or aluminum foil Store
aluminum foil to keep food from drying out ant
t
immediately.
ransferring food odors. Plastic containers with tigb
II& are fine, too.