Freezerfeatures; Food-Freezing; Suggestions - GE CA10 Use And Care Manual

Freezer Features
10
Rules
for
s uccessful
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Food Freezing
Lets you store
frozen
food packages–
as conveniently as putting books on
a shelf—where they are easy to see,
1. Freeze the best. Freeze only top-
identify and remove. Shelves are
quality foods. Freezing retains quality
roomy enough for storing home-frozen and flavor: it cannot im~rove aualitv.
items or Ieft-overs, and are designed to
2. Keep work area clean.
accommodate regular or odd-s~aped
packages.
Juice-can door shelf
Specially sized for storage of standard
frozen juice cans and other similarly-
shaped containers. Some models have
two juice-can shelves.
Interior light
(onmodelsso
equipped)
Turns on automatically when door is
opened, turns off when door is closed.
Key-ejectinglock
(on models so equipped)
Keeps your frozen food supply secure,
discourages unauthorized "exploring."
The spring-loaded lock is designed so
that the key is automatically ejected–
key will not remain in lock in either
the open or closed position. Keep the
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y
out of reach of children and away
rornfreezer.
Refrigeratedcabinetshelves
Cooling coils welded to these shelves
hasten freezing when food is placed
in direct contact with shelves.
3. Workquickly.The quicker fruits and
vegetables are frozen after picking,
the better the frozen product will be.
You'll save time, too, because less
culling and sorting will be necessary.
4.
Choosecorrectpackagingmaterials.
Frozen foods will dry out if not prop-
erly wrapped or packaged. Both rigid
containers and flexible bags or wrap-
pers can be used. Make sure they are
especially designed for freezing.
5. Follow reliable instructionsfor
freezing different types of food.
6. Freeze foods in practical meai-
sized packages.
7. Fill container properly.When placing
liquid orsemi-liquid food in containers,
leave about %" at top (1%" for glass
containers) to allow for expansion dur-
ing freezing.
8. Freeze correct quantities. There is
an established maximum of food your
freezer is designed to freeze at o~le
time—approximately 3 pounds per
cubic foot of freezer capacity. In
normal position, your freezer's con-
trol dial will maintain sufficiently low
temperatures in the freezer to freeze
recommended quantities of food.
If you have a large quantity of food
you wish to freeze, store part of it in
the fresh food compartment of your
refrigerator until the first quantity
is frozen.
9.
Freeze
foods quickly. Continually
rotate frozen foods to the front of the
freezer so the longest-frozen foods
are used first.
10.
Store frozen foods immediately.
Commercially frozen food can be
stored any place in the freezer. These
foods should not be allowed to thaw
before being placed in the freezer.
You'll find these materials helpful in
preparing foods for the freezer:
~ Large kettle with close-fitting lid
for blanching vegetables and fruits
~ Fine sieve or small colander to put
vegetables in for blanching
@ Assortment of knives for cutting up
meat, fruits and vegetables.
~ Rolls of absorbent paper towels or
soft cloth towels for draining foods
o Proper freezer packaging materials
for various types of food (see page 8).
@Small loading funnel for fruit and
vegetable containers, to keep sealing
edge clean.
~ Glass marking pencil for labeling
packages.
e Roll of freezer tape
Quick= freezing
For quick-freezing small amounts of
food, simply place it in direct contact
with any refrigerated shelf.
For quick-freezing large amounts of
food, turn control to No. 7, and return
it to No. 4 after freezing is completed.
Never freeze more than three pounds
of food per cubic foot of freezer
capacity at one time.
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