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How to store sausage in the refrigerator
Will the sausage stay fresh if you just put it in the refrigerator? Unfortunately no. So it will quickly lose its presentation and taste. The fact is that each type of this product must be stored according to its own rules. So how to store sausage?
Storing ham and cooked sausages
This product tends to deteriorate very quickly and should only be stored in the refrigerator at temperatures between 0 ° C and 8 ° C. Be sure to wrap the ham or dumplings in foil. This is the ideal packaging for this product. In this form, it can be stored for up to 7 days.
Another storage method is a vacuum bag. It is enough to put sausage in it and remove the air. However, if it is already incised, in any case, the incision should be generously greased.
How to store smoked sausage
Storing this product is a whole science.
• An uncut stick of sausage can be kept outside the refrigerator at temperatures up to 15 ° C, but it must be hung vertically. You can save it in this way for up to 3 months. If you do this for longer, then it will not deteriorate, but it will lose its taste.
• In the refrigerator, smoked sausage can be stored in the fruit compartment. She can lie there for a whole year! If a white coating appears on the stick, it doesn’t matter. It just needs to be carefully scraped off.
• If the stick has already been cut, then carefully wrap the cut with cling film.
• Smoked slices are best stored in a vacuum bag, but if not, wax paper or a plastic container will do. So it can lie without spoiling for up to 7 days.
If, during long-term storage, the smoked sausage stick becomes too hard, it should be held over steam for 20 minutes. This will make it tasty again.
How to store homemade sausage
What can be tastier than homemade sausage, especially if it was made with love somewhere at the grandmother’s in the village. Such a delicacy is incomparable with a store one, so you want to keep it longer.
The traditional storage method is in an earthen pot. Sausage is placed in it, poured with hot fat mixed with spices and bay leaves. As soon as the fat has cooled, the pot is covered with a cloth and tied with a string. You can store it in the closet or in the refrigerator.
A more modern way of storage is in the freezer, since this product lends itself well to freezing without losing its taste. Beforehand, it must be thoroughly dried with a napkin. This sausage can be stored in the freezer for a whole month. And if it does not include onions or garlic, then 2-3 months.
Now you know how to store sausage in and out of the refrigerator. Always follow these rules, and you can indulge yourself with any product for a long time without fear that it has deteriorated.