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Food Dating Guidelines | Nutritional Data | Ingredients ListInspection and Grading | Cooking Instructions | Safe Handling Instructions
The labeling on food packaging provides information designed to make shopping an easy experience and to provide the consumer with valuable information in order to make appropriate choices for their dietary requirements.
Knowing a little about ham helps to insure that you are selecting ham that is the appropriate type and quality for the ham recipe you are preparing. See our Ham Cooking Times to be sure you are cooking the ham for the appropriate time to produce a safe and delicious ham.
Reading the label will inform you as to the type of chicken, the parts contained in the package, the total weight, a description, how fresh it is, and nutritional information.
The food label on packaged beef provides a variety of information designed to make shopping as easy as possible. The label provides the following information depending on the type of beef product that is purchased:
Description of Beef Cut
The label on raw beef cuts contains the name of the primal cut the beef was taken from, the name of the retail or market ready cut, a short description (bone-in or boneless), the total weight, and cost per pound.
Read the Label | Inspection and Grading | Look and Feel | Quantity to Buy | Shopping Tips
Read the Label
When buying a whole turkey, turkey parts, or any type of turkey product, it is important to read the label to ensure that you selecting a product that fits your requirements.
Shopping Tips | Homemade Pasta Tips | Reheating Tips | Handling and Safety TipsChecking Doneness | Light Tips | Cooking Tips
Shopping Tips:
When purchasing fresh pasta, it is important that you check for the expiration date to ensure that the pasta will be fresh when you are ready to use it.
When purchasing grains, it is important to read and understand the label to ensure that the products you purchase are what were intended and are of the best possible quality....
Tips on Selecting Cuts | Terms | Description of Cuts | Inspection and GradingRead the Label | Look and Feel | Quantity to Buy | Purchasing in Quantity
When shopping for pork there are several things that you need to consider so that you will be assured of purchasing the correct quantity, quality and type of pork to satisfy your needs.
Ham is usually served on the holidays, so be sure to read our tips to learn how to cook and bake the perfect ham for your guests. There are many ham glaze recipes that can be used to enhance the flavor of ham and there are many different methods of cooking ham that can be used. When you end up with excess ham after a meal there are many leftover ham recipes that you can make to use up the leftovers.
How Much Turkey?
The following table allows for second helpings and leftovers.
WholeTurkey
Pre-StuffedTurkey
Bone-InTurkey Breast
BonelessTurkey Roast
12 to 16 ounces per person
Allow 1¼ to 1½ pounds per person
Allow ½ to ¾ pound per person
Allow ½ to ¾ pound per person
Fresh vs.
Eggshell and Yolk Color | Egg Size | Egg Grading | Egg Freshness
When shopping for food items, it is often beneficial to learn something about the products before you purchase them.
Contamination Prevention | Cooking Safety | Proper Storage
When working with pork it is essential that the meat is handled and stored properly to ensure safety. You cannot see the harmful bacteria on the meat so you must handle it as if it is present.
Contamination PreventionDoneness | Proper Storage | Safety and Handling Tips
Contamination Prevention
Shopping
When shopping for beef, make sure it is among the last items selected so that the length of time it is without refrigeration is as short as possible.
When shopping for ham there are several factors that you need to consider to be assured of purchasing the correct quantity, quality, and type of ham for your needs. Having basic knowledge of what to look and how much to buy will help you produce your ham recipes successfully.
When making homemade pasta you will need to decide what type of flour you want to use. If making a flavored pasta that requires something other than a different variety of flour, you will need to purchase the necessary flavoring agent.
There are several varieties of chicken available to the consumer, such as regular chicken, Cornish game hens, and poussin, also known as spring chicken. Cornish game hens are very small pump chickens that are a cross between a Cornish and Plymouth Rock chicken.
Purchasing Tips | Cooking Tips | Cooking Oil Care | Olive Oil Tasting
Oils and Fats Purchasing Tips
Purchasing Tips
A product labeled "whipped butter" is regular butter that has had air beaten into it in order to increase the volume and to make it easier to spread.
Marketing Methods | Quality Factors | Purchasing Tips | Read the Label
Olive oil has been a staple in the Mediterranean diet for centuries and has also become very popular in the United States as well.
Contamination Prevention | Doneness | Proper Storage | Safety and Handling Tips
Contamination Prevention
Shopping
Make sure that lamb is among the last items selected when shopping, so that it is without refrigeration for as short of time as possible.