GE TBXS19 Use And Care Manual page 6

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Roasts (Beef & Lamb) ., . . . . . 3 to 5
Roasts(Pork&Veal) .,..,,,. 3 to 5
Steaks(Beef)..,.,.,..,..,, 3t05
Chops (Lamb).,...,.,,.,,. 3t05
Chops (Pork)..,,.,...,,,., 3t05
Ground &StewMeats . . . . . . . 1to 2
VarietyMeats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . lto2
Sausage ( Pork) . . . . . . . . . . . . lto2
Processed Meats
Bacon o,.l. oo.o,tq...,,..
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Frailkfutiers .,,..,...,,,,.. 7
Ham(Whole),., . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Ham(Hal~. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3t05
Ham(Slices). . . . . . . . . . 3
Luncheon Meats . . . . . . . . . . . 3t05
Sausage (Smoked). . . . . . . . . 7
Sausage (Dry&Semi-Dry) . . . . 14to 21
CookedMeats
Cooked Meatsand
MeatDishes. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3t04
Gravy &MeatBroth . . . . . . . . . lto2
FreshPoultry
Chicken &Turkey(Whole). . . . 1to 2
Chicken (Pieces). . . . . . . . . . . lto2
Turkey (Pieces) . . . . . . . . . . . . . lto2
Duck&Goose(Whole) . . . . . . . 1 to 2
Giblets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lto2
Cooked
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Pieces(Covered w ith Broth). . . 1to 2
Pieces(NotCovered) . . . . . . . . 3 to 4
Cooked PoultryDishes. . . . . . . 3 to 4
FriedChicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3t04
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Mostfruits andvegetables. . . . . . . . . ...8-12 months
Leanfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..6-8 months
Fattyfish, rollsandbreads,
soups,stew,casseroles . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3months
Cakes, p ies,sandwiches,
leftovers(cooked),
Icecream(original c arton). . . . . . . . . . .1 monthmax.
Newtechniquesareconstantlybeingdeveloped.
Consultthe Collegeor CountyExtension Service
or yourlocalUtility Company for the latest
informationon freezingandstoringfoods.
'LE. DepaflrnentofAgriculture
Meats,fish and poultrypurchased
from the storevaryin qualityand
age; consequently, s afestorage
timein yourrefrigeratorwill vary.
Tostore unfrozen m eats,
f isharid
poultry:
Always r emovestorewrappings,
Rewrapin foil,filmor waxpaper
andrefrigerate immediately,
lb store cheese,wrtipwellwith
waxpaperor aluminum foil,or put
in a plasticbag,
* Carefullywraptoexpelair and
helppreventmold.
@ Storepre-packaged cheesein its
ownwrappingif youwish,
Tostorevegetables, u sethe
vegetable drawers—-they've been
designedto preservethenatural
moistureandfreshnessofproduce.
@ Covering vegetables w itha moist
towelhelpsmaintaincrispness.
~Asa furtheraidto freshness,
pre-packaged vegetables c anbe
storedin theiroriginalwrapping.
Tostoreicecream–Fine-quality
ice cream,withhighcream
content,willnormallyrequire
slightlylowertemperatures than
more "airy" already-packaged
brandswithlowcreamcontent.
~It willbenecessary toexperiment to
determinethe freezercompartment
locationandtemperaturecontrol
settingto keepyourice creamat
the rightservingtemperature.
@ Therearofthefreemrcompartment
is slightlycolderthanthe front.
T@ on freezingfoods
Therearethreeessential r equirements
for efficienthomefreezing.
1. Initial quality. Freezeonlytop-
qualityftis. Freezing retainsquality
andflavor;it cannotimprove quality.
2. Speed. The quickerfruitsand
vegetablesare frozenafterpicking,
the betterthe frozenproductwill
be. You'll s avetime, too, with less
cu~ling and sortingto do.
3. Proper packaging. Use food
wrapsdesignedespeciallyfor
freezing;they'rereadilyavailable
at most foodstores.
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meat,
tlsh mcl
pwhy,
wrapwellin frewmr=weight foiI(of @
otherheavy-duty w rapping material)
f'cmniqg it carefully K3 theshapsof
thecontents. T hisexpelsair. Fold
tmdcrimpendsof thepwkageto
providea good,lastingsetil,
Don'trefreezernOM thathas
completely thawed;nwat,wheth~r
rawor cooked,cank frozen
succcsst'ully o nlyonce.
Limitfrwzingof fresh(unfrozen)
meatsor seafoodsto munberof
poundsat a timeas follows:
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TBXS21,,, ,,. ,., ... ,l9pounds
Forconvenience...
@ Storelikethingstogether. ' I%is
savesbothtimeandelectricity
becauseyoucan findfoodsfaster.
~Placethe oldestitemsup frontso
theycanbe usedup promptly.
@ Useshelvesonthedoorfor most
oftenusedsaucesandcondiments.
To
savemoney
in
energy
and food (x-i&s
@ Placemostperishableitems,such
as milk,creamor cottagecheese,
towardthe rear of thetop shelf, as
theywillstaycoldestin thispart
of the fresh foodcompartment.
~Covermoistfoodswithtightlids,
plasticfilmor foil.
@Leafvegetables a ndfruitsplacedin
drawerswi.1~ lastlongerwhenstored
in closedplasticcontainersor
wrappedin plasticfilm.
@ Do notoverloadyourfresh food
or freezercompartmentwitha lot
of warmfoodat onetime.
@ Openthe door the fewesttimes
possibleto saveelectricalenergy.
@ When goingoutof townfor
severaldays,leaveasfewperishables
as possiblein the refrigerator.If
yourrefrigeratorhas an icemaker,
movethe icemakerfeelerarm to
the OFF (u~)~ositicm and shutoff
waterto ti~ Xfrigerator.
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