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Food Storage Tips

Fresh Food Storage

• The fresh food compartment of a refrigerator should

be kept between 34°-40° F (1°-4° C) with an

optimum temperature of 37° F (3° C). To check the

temperature, place an appliance thermometer in a

glass of water and place in the center of the fresh

food compartment. Check after 24 hours. If the

temperature is above 40° F (4° C) adjust the controls

as explained on page 10.

• Avoid overcrowding the fresh food shelves. This

reduces the circulation of air around the food and

results in uneven cooling.

Fruits and Vegetables

• Storage in the crisper drawers traps humidity to help

preserve the fruit and vegetable quality for longer

time periods (see page 17).

• Sort fruits and vegetables before storage and use

bruised or soft items first. Discard those showing

signs of decay.

• Always wrap odorous foods such as onions and

cabbage so the odor does not transfer to other foods.

• While vegetables need a certain amount of humidity

to remain fresh, too much humidity can shor

ten

storage times (especially leafy vegetables). Drain

veget

ables well

before storing.

• Wait to wash fresh produce until right

before use.

Meat and Cheese

• Storage in Wide-N-Fresh

drawer helps preserve

quality for longer time periods.

• Raw meat and poultry should be wrapped securely

so leakage and cont

amination of other foods or

surfaces does not occur.

•

Occ

asionally mold will develop on the sur

face of

hard cheeses (Swiss, Cheddar, Parmesan). Cut off at

least an inch around and below the moldy area. Keep

your knife or instrument out of the mold itself.

Do not try to save individual cheese slices, soft

chee

se, cott

age chee

se, cream, sour cream or yogur

when mold appears.

Dairy Food

• For milk and cream, store in the Temperature

Controlled Beverage Chiller which is designed to

maintain a lower temperature for optimum freshness

and life.

• Most dairy foods such as milk, yogurt, sour cream

and cottage cheese have freshness dates on their

cartons for appropriate length of storage. Store these

foods in the original carton and refrigerate

immediately after purchasing and after each use.

Frozen Food Storage

• The freezer compartment of a refrigerator should be

kept at approximately 0° F (-18° C). To check the

temperature, place an appliance thermometer

between the frozen packages and check after 24

hours. If the temperature is above 0

° F (-18° C),

adjust the control as de

scribed on page 10.

• A freezer operates more efficiently when it is at least

two-thirds full.

Packaging Foods for Freezing

• To minimize dehydration and quality deterioration use

aluminum foil, freezer wrap, freezer bags or air

tight

containers. Force as much air out of the packages as

possible and be sure they are tightly sealed. Trapped

air c

an cause the food to dry out, change color and

develop an off-flavor (freezer burn).

•

Overwrap fre

sh meat

s and poultry with suit

able

freezer wrap prior to freezing.

•

Do not refreeze meat that has completely thawed.

Loading the Freezer

• Avoid adding too much warm food to the freezer at

one time. T

his overloads the freezer

, slows the rate of

freezing and can raise the temperature of frozen

foods.

• Leave space between the packages so cold air can

circulate freely

, allowing food to freeze as quickly as

possible.

Refer to the

Food Storage Chart on page

and

for

approximate storage times.

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