| Step 4: The bottom shelfFresh meat, poultry and fish should be kept here. Make these foods the last ones to put into your shopping cart, and the first ones to unload in your fridge when you get home. Animal proteins spoil the most easily of all foods.
It's better to store meat, poultry and fish in the bottom shelf as the juices from these animal products won't have room to spill or drip onto other foods, contaminating it. Also try to store these foods as far back in the fridge as possible, where it's cooler.
Another good idea is to keep meat, poultry and fish tightly packaged in the store wrapping.
Storage guidelines:
| Product |
Refrigerator, unopened |
Refrigerator, opened |
| Chicken, whole, uncooked |
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1-2 days |
| Viennas |
2 weeks |
1 week |
| Fish |
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1-2 days |
| Minced meat |
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1-2 days |
| Steaks and roasts |
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3-5 days |
| Pork chops |
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3-5 days |
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