Meal Storage & Heating

MEAL STORAGE & HEATING
KEEP YOUR MEALS IN FREEZER OR REFRIGERATED
• When you receive your meals, please place them in freezer immediately.

WHAT TO DO WITH LEFTOVER MEALS
• All meal container labels list the day the meals are meant to be eaten. We encourage you to follow the schedule as suggested. But if you skip a meal, you should place it in a freezer bag or wrap in aluminum foil and place in the freezer for later consumption.
• Most of the Burlington Prep Kitchen LLC meals™ are freezer friendly up to 3 – 6 months.

HEATING OF YOUR MEALS
• Though all Burlington Prep Kitchen LLC meals are vacuum packed in convenient microwaveable containers, we recommend that, when
possible, you remove your meal from the container and place it on a microwave-safe dish or plate before heatingin the microwave so that the meal may heat more evenly.
• Whether heating your meal in the provided microwave-safe container or in your own dish, be sure to loosely cover the food to help retain moisture, and allow for ventilation. If you do choose to heat your meal in the container (not recommended), be sure to first vent bag the plastic cover seal and remove items that do not require heating, such as condiment packets, sauce cups you do not wish to heat.

MICROWAVE: Every microwave varies in power, so you will likely have to experiment to find the optimum time to cook each meal. We recommend heating meals from 1 to 3 minutes. The minimum temperature you will want the food to reach is 165°F or “steaming” hot. Try setting your microwave to 30 second increments. This will give you the opportunity to test the cooking time of different food items to make sure they are not being over-cooked.

CONVENTIONAL OVEN: Preheat oven to 350°. Remove food items you want to heat from the Burlington Prep Kitchen LLC container and
place in an oven-safe dish. Depending on the quantity and density of the food, heat for 5 to 15 minutes or until your
meal has reached the desired temperature.