Freezing Food In Your Freezer; Packaging And Sealing Food; To Wrap Foods - Whirlpool EV110E Use And Care Manual

Freezing food in your freezer
When fr.Aezer has cooled to a safe storage
temperature jt may be loaded wrth frozen food.
When yc u plar to freeze unfrozen food, see
the followIt-jg chart for the amount to freeze at
one time.
POUNDS OF FOOD
ToFREmmewnw*
Packaging and sealing food...
Alrtrght packagrng IS Important rn freezrng
foods Cor taners and wrapprngs should be
morsture ar'd vapor-proof and packages should
be sealed arefulry to keep morsture rn and air
Freezer burn can result rf food IS not properly
wrapped. When thus happens, food dehydrates
and is of poor qualrty
To wrap foods...
1. Cut sheet of wrapping matertal about one-
third longer than distance around food to be
wrapped Place wrapping sheet on flat sur-
face wrth food in center of sheet
2. Brrng front and back of wrapping together
and fold rn toward food, making at least two
one-inch (2 5 cm] folds untrl food frts tightly
against wrapplng
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3. Crease ends close to food to eliminate atr
4. Press all arr from package Fold each end over
twrce Make sure fold is tight and fasten
against end of package with freezer tape
NOTE: When packaging meats that have not
been boned, pad sharp edges with extra wrap
or use stockinette to protect agarnst tearing or
puncturing
Use heavy-duty alumrnum freezer forl, kraft pa-
per wrth cellophane bonded to It, special freezer
bags, jars, cartons and freezer sealing tape for
packaging your food items. You'll find them at the
supermarket or freezer dealer
See booklet, "How to Preserve Foods the
Modern Way wtlt~ Your WHIRLPOOL Freezer;'
for complete lnformatlon and tfps on home
treezlng.