Whirlpool ET14AK manual Storing Frozen Food, Short vacations, Long, Vacation and moving care

STORING FROZEN FOOD

The freezer sectlon is designed for storage of com-

mercially frozen foods and for freezing foods at horne

Packaged Frozen Food Store on freezer dot shelf or In the freezer If vou alan to store it for a long

time, re-wrap It with aluminum foil or plastic wrap

Frozen Meats- .The following hints WIII heir keep the quality in your frozen meats

1.Freeze meat while fresh and in top condition.

2.Use only recommended wrapping materials.

3.Prepare the meat for freezing before wrap Ping it. Trim off excess fat and remove bone:

when practical. Meat should not be saltec because salt shortens freezer life.

4.Wrap tightly, pressing out as much air a: possible

5.Label and date rt.

6.Refreezing thawed meat ISnot recommendec

Frozen Soups, Juices Store on freezer doo

shelf or In the freezer.

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Packaging

-The

secret

of

successful

freezing

IS

n tie

packaging.

The wrap

you

use must

be

air.

nolsture

and vapor

proof.

The

way

you

close

and

;eal

the

package

must

not allow

air,

moisture

or

/apors

In

or

opt

RIgId

polyeiiylene

(plastic)

containers

with

tight-

lttlng

I~ds,

straight-sided

canning

freezlng

Jars,

ieavy-duty

alL,mlnum

foil,

plastic-cmted

paper

and

Ior-permeable

plastic

wraps

(such

as

Saran)

are

ecommendetl

Note

Heat-sealed

boiling

bags

are

3asy

to

use

a,jd can

be

used

by

themselves

or as

sarton

liners

IMPORTANT: Do not expect your freezer to qulck- freeze any large quantity of food. Leave enough

space for air to circulate around packages. Be careful to leave enough room at the front so the door can close tightly.

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Ice Cream .Store in the freezer Once the pack-

age IS opened, place a piece of aluminum foil or plastic wrap smoothly against the Ice cream surface This will prever?t ice crystals from formlng.

STORME CHARTFORFROZERFOOD Storage times given in thii chart are only a

guide. For best use of freezer space, keep fro- zen foods for short times. Use. then replace as needed.

Bread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2months Cooked Dfshes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 months Fish and Swtoods

Fresh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6months

Commercially Frozen . . . . . . l-3 months Fruits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6months Ice Cream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month

Concentrated Juice.. . . . . . . . . 4-6 months Meats

Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . Less than 1 month Pork roosts, chops . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 months Saurcrge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-2 months Beef, veal, lamb roasts . . . . . . . 6 months GK$uM meat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-2 months

PO&y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 months

Vegetables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 months

*Courtesy of National Live Stock and Meat Board ‘Courtesy of U S D A

Vacation and moving care

Short vacations. . .

No need to s?ut off the refrigerator if you WIII be away for less than four weeks. Use up perishables,

freeze other iterns. If your refrigerator IS equipped

4h an automctlc ice maker, 1) turn it off, 2) shut off -he water s~ppl,~ to the Ice maker, 3) empty the Ice bin.

Long	vacations.			. .
Remove	all	the	food	of you	are going	for a month
3r m3re	If your		refrigerator		IS equipped	with	an
3utornatlc	Ice	,naker,		turn	off the water	supply	to

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the Ice maker at least a day ahead. When the last load of Ice drops, turn off the ice maker.

Unplug the refrigerator and clean it ..rinse well and dry. Tape rubber or wood blocks to both doors

..keeplng them open far enough for air to get in This WIII keep odor and mold from building up

WARNING: Tape blocks out of a child’s

reach...do not allow children near

the refrigerator when the doors are blocked open. They may become injured or trapped.

To restart refrlgerafor. see “Using Your Refrlgeratoc.”