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Learn how to
prepare and cook your favorite meats!
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Are you too
tired to cook?
Running errands after work today?
Come to the “Meal to Go”
section of the “Circus Kitchen”
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Taste the Difference with these Famous
Brands at Foodtown!
• Certified Angus Beef
• Perdue Farms
• Murray’s “Free Range” Poultry
• Shady Brook Turkey
• Allan’s Natural Poultry
• Empire Kosher Poultry
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Food Safety
is one of the biggest concerns today.
So, knowing the correct temperatures and procedures for the safe handling
and storage of meat is vitally important.
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Cold Storage Chart
Purchase the product before "sell-by" or expiration dates. Follow handling
recommendations on product. Keep meat and poultry in its package until just
before using. If freezing meat and poultry in its original package longer
than 2 months, overwrap these packages with airtight heavy-duty foil,
plastic wrap, or freezer paper, or place the package inside a plastic bag.
Because freezing (0°F) keeps food safe indefinitely, recommended storage
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Product |
Refrigerator |
Freezer |
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Deli and Vacuum Packed Products |
store-prepared (or homemade) egg, chicken, tuna, ham, macaroni salads |
3-5
days |
do not
freeze well |
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pre-stuffed pork and lamb chops chicken breasts stuffed w/dressing |
1 day |
do not
freeze well |
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store-cooked convenience meals |
3-4
days |
do not
freeze well |
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commercial brand vacuum-packed dinners with USDA seal, unopened |
2
weeks |
do not
freeze well |
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Raw
hamburger, ground and stew meat |
hamburger and stew meats |
1-2
days |
3-4
months |
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ground
turkey, veal, pork, lamb and mixtures of them |
1-2
days |
3-4
months |
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Ham, Corned Beef |
corned
beef in pouch with pickling juices |
5-7
days |
drained, 1 month |
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canned
ham, labeled "Keep Refrigerated", unopened |
6-9
months |
don't
freeze |
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canned
ham, labeled "Keep Refrigerated", opened |
3-5
days |
1-2
months |
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ham,
fully cooked, whole |
7 days |
1-2
months |
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ham,
fully cooked, half |
3-5
days |
1-2
months |
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ham,
fully cooked, slices |
3-4
days |
1-2
months |
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Hot
Dogs |
opened
package |
1 week |
1-2
months
(in freezer wrap) |
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unopened package |
2
weeks |
1-2
months
(in freezer wrap) |
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Lunch Meats |
opened
package |
3-5
days |
2
weeks |
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unopened package |
1-2
months |
1-2
months |
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Bacon and sausage |
Bacon |
7 days |
1
month |
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sausage, raw pork, beef,chicken or turkey |
1-2
days |
1-2
months |
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smoked
breakfast links, patties |
7 days |
1-2
months |
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Summer
Sausage labeled "Keep Refrigerated", unopened |
3
months |
1-2
months |
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Summer
Sausage labeled "Keep Refrigerated", opened |
3
weeks |
1-2
months |
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Fresh beef, veal, lamb and pork |
Steaks |
3-5
days |
6-12
months |
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Chops |
3-5
days |
4-6
months |
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Roasts |
3-5
days |
4-12
months |
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Variety meats (tongue, kidneys, liver, heart, chitterlings) |
1-2
days |
3-4
months |
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Meat leftovers |
cooked
meat and meat dishes |
3-4
days |
2-3
months |
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gravy
and meat broth |
1-2
days |
2-3
months |
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Fresh Poultry |
chicken or turkey, whole |
1-2
days |
1 year |
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chicken or turkey, parts |
1-2
days |
9
months |
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giblets |
1-2
days |
3-4 months |
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Cooked Poultry, leftover |
fried
chicken |
3-4
days |
4
months |
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cooked
poultry dishes |
3-4
days |
4-6
months |
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pieces, plain |
3-4
days |
4
months |
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pieces
covered with broth, gravy |
1-2
days |
6
months |
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chicken nuggets, patties |
1-2
days |
1-3
months |
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Call Toll-Free For More
Information
USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline
1 (800) 535-4555
Washington DC (202) 720-3333
TTY: 1 (800) 256-7072
Fast Fax: 1 (800) 238-8281 |
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