Food storage tips, Food storage chart – Kenmore TRIO 596.755024 User Manual
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Food Storage Tips
Food Storage Chart
storage times are approximate and may vary depending on type of packaging, storage temperature, and the quality
of the food when purchased.
FOODS
REFRIGERATOR
FREEZER
STORAGE TIPS
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Butter
1 month
6 to 9 months
Wrap tightly or cover.
Milk and cream
1 week
Not recommended
Check carton date. Close tightly.
Don’t return unused portions to
originai container. Don’t freeze
cream uniess whipped.
Cream cheese, cheese
spread and cheese food
1 to 2 weeks
Not recommended
Wrap tightly.
Cottage cheese
3 to 5 days
Not recommended
Store in originai carton.
Check carton date.
Sour cream
10 days
Not recommended
Store in originai carton.
Check carton date.
Hard cheese
[Swiss, Cheddar and Parmesan)
1 to 2 months
4 to 6 months
May become
crumbly
Wrap tightly.
Cut off any mold.
EGGS
Eggs in the sheil
3 weeks
Not recommended
Refrigerate small ends down.
Leftover yolks or whites
2 to 4 days
9 to 12 months
For each cup of yolks to be frozen,
add 1 tsp. sugar for use in sweet, or
1 tsp. sait for non-sweet dishes.
FRUITS
Apples
1 month
8 months [cooked)
May also store unripe or hard apples
at 60° to 70° F [16° to 21° C).
Bananas
2 to 4 days
6 months
[whole/peeled)
Ripen at room temperature before
refrigerating. Note; Bananas will
darken when refrigerated.
Pears, plums, avocados
3 to 4 days
Not recommended
Ripen at room temperature before
refrigerating. Note: Avocados will
darken when refrigerated.
Berries, cherries, apricots
2 to 3 days
6 months
Ripen at room temperature before
refrigerating.
Grapes
3 to 5 days
1 month [whole)
Ripen at room temperature before
refrigerating.
Citrus fruits
1 to 2 weeks
Not recommended
May also store at 60° to 70° F
[16° to 21° C).
If refrigerated, store uncovered.
Pineapples, cut
2 to 3 days
6 to 12 months
Will not ripen after purchase.
Use quickly.
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