!!i or r/ii ood Your Aefrig ! ra or
Sto/ing fesh, pelishable foods in your refrige ator heps to extend storage tnes, The cod
temperatures slow dov,/_ tie maor causes of food spoilage namely, the gowth of bacteria,
n/ou ds and yeasts, a/o chemical a/o physical reac ions.
Fresh Food Care
ThequaJtyof food ;efore t ispaced inthe ref igeraor isc iical to successfulstorage For
bestesuts
o Select'oods that ae vey freshand ofgood quality,
Buy only tile amoun that youwil _sewit-_nthe recommendec_storagetime If you buy exta,
pJa'/tofreezei
o Ensuretha food iswellwrappedo coveredbe'oreit issored Thiswil preve_ f,.x::;dfron
de vd at _g,de e_ioraing in odor or losingtase andwill help T_aintanfresh_essit will also
preve/ crossflavorng.Vegetablesandfruit neednot bewrappedprovidedthey arestoredin
thevegetablebinsofthe ef ige ator.
Makesue that stong smellingfoodsae wrappedor coveredand sored awayfrom foodssuch
asbutler, n kandcrean wkich canbetaned by stong o<ors.
o Refrgeratefresh,pe shable%odsassoo_aspossble aflerpurch,_.se,iflef at room tempeature
/o anylengt_ oftree he ate ofdeeriora ionwl beacceJeated
o Avoidplatingfood directly frontof airou Jets,ast mayfreeze(rid air needsto circulateto
maintainsafe,food storage,Dono1<>penthe refrigerato door unnecessaqy
o (ool hot ;oodsdown be'oreplacingthem inthe refrigerator.Thisshouldbe donequiddy.
it canbeaded bypbcng tl_econtahe of'<-od inabowl of icea_dwa_-e; renewt_eiceas
necessary(Notealsothat ho_co _ahersmaydamageshelvesandwanofthe refrge atoO.
o Storerawandcooked/%odin separatecontainerso_pad<agingto p eventcrosscon amination
in addition:
o Keepthe refrigeatorclean.Wipethe insidewallsandshelvesfrequenty(re'_, to (leaning Care}
andplaceonly deanconganetsinthe efrigerator
o Keepaclosecheckon the qualiyoffood inyo_rrefrigerator. Dscad anyfoodtha shows
sig_sof spoilage.Paypa icula attend-ionto meat,fishandpoultry,ashese "<-odsarehghly
pel shableUsef:;odwilhi / the recomme/ded soragetimes.
Dairy Foods and Eggs
ff/ostpre packeddairyfoodshavea recornrnendeduseby/best ,_
before/best by' date stampedon then. Storethem inthe refrigerator ""
andusewthin the recomme/ded tree
Buttercanbeco'ne taned by stonglyfavored foodssoit isbest [
storedn aseaed containe j
ggs shouldbestoredin the ref gerator Fo/bes results,especally
whenbakng removethe eggsfon the refrige_aor two hours
beforethey are to beused
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