Show Learn to Store Meat Poultry Fish Correctly By Carolyn Garrison Agent For the food you serve to your family to be at top quality quality ity you need to take care in storage Here lIere are some tips on storing meat poultry and fish All meat should be promptly prompt ly refrigerated The transparent wrap on prepackaged meat poultry or fish is designed for refrigerator ator storage at tit home for one or two days MEAT OR poultry wrapped in meat paper when brought from the store store store-or or prepackaged prepackaged aged roasts and steaks that may be stored in the refrigerator ator for three to five days days days- should be unwrapped placed on a platter or tray and loosely loose loose- ly covered before ing Wrap and store fish separately separately se se- from other foods Poultry giblets should also be wrapped and stored separately separate separate- ly Keep cooked meat poultry and fish and the gravy or broth made from them in covered covered cov cov- ered containers In the refrigerator ator Use within one or or two days CURED AND smoked meats ham ham frankfurters bacon and sausage sausage can can be stored in their original containers in the refrigerator Mild Mild cured cured hams are similar to fresh meats In keeping quality Use whole hams within a week half hams and slices within three to five days For best flavor use bacon franks and smoked sausages within a week REFRIGERATE lard butter butter but but- ter margarin drippings and opened containers of cooking and salad oils You can store most firm vegetable shortenings those that have been hydrogenated covered at room temperature Refrigerate opened jars of salad dressing but do not f freeze REMEMBER that these are guides You may store items longer without spoilage but the quality will deteriorate rapidly if you store stor longer loner than the recommended amount If you need more information information inform inform- atlon on food storage contact the Extension Service |