Whirlpool Refrigerator Owner's Instructions Manual page 14

Storage tips to
Your Whirlpool refrigerator makes it possible for you to preserve your
favourite fruits, vegetables or meat for longer. Just follow the storage
tips given here to keep your favourite food fresh for a long time.
Vegetables
All vegetables should be blanched (quickly dipped in boiling water)
before freezing.
Blanching destroys enzymes, preserves flavour, texture and vitamin
content, and reduces micro-organisms. After blanching, remove the
vegetables and plunge them immediately into cold, icy water.
Follow these specific tips for the given vegetables to get maximum
storage life out of them.
• Beans: Wash thoroughly, trim ends and then blanch for 2 minutes.
• Capsicum: Wash and remove all seeds and membranes. Blanch in
halves or sliced. Put in a box and freeze. Blanching time - 3
minutes.
• Green Peas: Shell and blanch in a pan. Shake the pan periodically to
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polybags or containers. Blanching time - 1 minute.
keep your food fresh for Longer
• Tomatoes: These are best frozen as puree or juice. Skin and core them
before storing. Then simmer them in their own juice for 5 minutes. Once
they're soft, strain and puree them, pack in polybags or boxes and freeze.
• Large Red Chillies: Remove the stems, cut them in half and completely
de-seed them. Put them in polybags and freeze.
• Coconuts: Store in a plastic bag, with the shell intact. The coconut milk
can be frozen in a container or bottle.
• Carrots: Cut them in any shape. Blanch in hot water for 1 minute and then
dip in ice cold water. Drain in a sieve and pack in a box or polybag, and
freeze.
Thawing Fruits & Vegetables
Various fruits should be thawed differently, while vegetables should not
be thawed at all. Since vegetables lose most of their nutritive value from
thawing, they should instead be sauted straight from the freezer
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