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Storing Food in Your Refrigerator
Red Meat
Place fresh red meat on a plate and loosely cover with waxed paper or
plasdc wrap or foil.
Store cooked and raw meat on separate pbtes This will prevent any
juices lost from the raw meat from contaminating the cooked product.
Delicatessan meats should be used within the recommended storage time.
Poultry
Fresh whole birds should be rinsed inside and out with cold running
watek Dry and place on a plate. Cover loosely with plastic wrap or foil
Pouk/y pieces should also be stored this way. Whole poultry shoukt
never be stuffed until just before cooking, otherwise food poisoning
may result
Cool and refrigerate cooked poultry quickly. Remove stuffing from
Fish and Seafood
Whole fish an(J fillets should be used on the day of purchase, Until
required, refrigerate on a plate loosely covered with plastic wrap,
waxed paper or foil.
If storing overnight or longer, take particular care to select very fresh
fish. Whole fish should be rinsed in cold water to remove loose scales
and dirt and then patted dry with paper towels. Place whole fish or
fillets in a sealed plasdc bag.
Keep shellfish chilled at all times. Use within 1 2 days.
Precooked Foods and Leftovers
These should be stored in suitable covered containers so that the food
will not dry out,
Keep for only I to 2 days,
Reheat leftovers only once and until steaming hot,
Fruit and Vegetable Bins
Although most fruit and vegetable varieties store best at low
temperatures, take care not to store the followin 9 at temperatures of
less than 47°F (7°() for long periods.
Citrus fruit _ Melons _ Eggplant _ Pineapple _ Paw Paw
Courgettes _ Passionfruit _ Cucumber _ Peppers _ ]omatoes
Undesirable changes will occur at low temperatures such as
softening of the flesh, browning and/or accelerated decaying.
Do not refrigerate avocados (until they are ripe), bananas, mangoes
or pepinos if possible store fruP_ and vegetables separately, ie. fruit in
one bin and vegetables in the other.
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