Saturday, August 22, 2009

Secrets

Today's Assignment

check out these great dairy food storage secrets

Dairy products have the shortest storage lifespan, which is notated by an expiration date. This tells shoppers how long they have before the product is no longer good for human consumption and should be discarded.
Milk, cheese and butter can be tricky to properly store and is not advised because of health issues. However, dairy products can have an extended lifespan beyond the expiration date by following these dairy food storage ideas.

When buying dairy products in bulk, pick the products in the back or very bottom of that product section. The expiration dates are further ahead in weeks than the same products right in front or the middle of the section.

Storing dairy products like milk, cheese and butter can be prolonged for freshness beyond the expiration date, if frozen. Freeze milk directly in the carton or plastic containe. Cheese and butter products can be placed in a freezer safe freezer bag and stored in the freezer for later use.

2 comments:

Queenacres said...

Don't forget, butter can be canned too! I have found that it will keep for at least 8 months once canned.

Michelle said...

ThankS!! Havent tried this one yet but, know many people who have great success with canning butter.