Whirlpool ED19EK - Manual (Page 10)

Food storage guide
STORING FRESH FOOD
There IS a right wav to package and store refrig­
erated or frozen foods. To keep foods fresher, longer,
fake the time to study these recommended steps
Leafy Vegetables,, Remove store wrapping and
irimi or tear off bruised and discolored areas. Wash in
cold 'water and dram Place m plastic bag or plastic
contamer and store in croper Cold, moist air helps
Keep leafy vegetables fresh and cnso
Vegetables with Skins [carrots, peppers! Store
n crisper, plastic bags or plastic container.
Fruits ,,,Wasn, let dry and store in refrigerator in
plas'ic bags or crisper Do no+ w'ash or hull bemes
until they are ready to use. Sort and keeo berries in
their store container m a crisper, or store m a loosed
closed paper oag on a refrigerator shelf
Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham
bacon, sausage, cold cuts, etc,, keep best in ong-
nal wrappings Once opened, tigntiy re-wrap .ri
plastic wrap or aluminum foi
Canned Ham. Store in refrigerator unless the la­
bel says 't's okay to store on the shelf Do not freeze.
Fresh Poultry,,, Wrap in plastic wrap The plastm
wrap on poultry, as purchased, may be used for
storage.
STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH AND CURED MEAT
Type Approximate Time
(days)
Variety Meats ............ ....................... 1 to 2
Chicken....................... ....................... 1 to 2
Ground Beef............... ....................... 1 to 2
Sfeaks and Roasts ..
....................... 3 to 5
Cured Meats .............. ....................... 7 to 10
Bacon ........................ ....................... 5 to 7
Cold Cuts ................... ....................... 3 t o 5
*lf meat is to be stored longer than the times given.
follow the directions for freezing
NOTE: Fresh fish and sheNtish should be used the
same day as purchased
Store without washing in the original car-
the Utility Bin that came with your
Meat' , , , Meat is perishable and expensive,,,you
won't want to waste an ounce of it through careless
handling. The following list 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 wrapping Vacuum packagea meat can
be frozen for as iong as one month if rhe seai is not
bmken If you 'want to keep if frozen ,onger, you
should wrap It 'With special freezer wrapping material
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the
market wrapping paperand re-wrap in aluminum foi
for storing it unfrozen
Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with
plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Store immediately.
ns. For oesT storage, D'ace
ans, Srore on a
Eggs
ton or use
refrigerator.
Milk ,,W'ipe milk car
,miilk on interior shelf
Beverages, ,Wipe bottles an
door shelf or inside the refrige,^afor
Butter,,, Keep opened butter ci covered dish or m,
the Butter Compartment, When storing an extra sup­
ply, wrap in freezer packaging and freeze
Cheese , , ,Store in the original wrapping unti
you are ready to use it. Once opened, re-vzrap
tightly in plastic 'wrap or aluminum foil
Condiments , , ,Store small jars and bottles (cat­
sup, mustard, jelly, olives) on the door shelves where
they are in easy reach
Leftovers ,,Cover iedovers ''Wir,h piastic wrap or
aluminum foil *o keep food from drying ou* and
transferring food odors Plashc containers "whn tigh*
has are fine, too.