Freezerfeatures; Food-Freezing - GE CB5 Use And Care Manual

Freezer Features
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Iidirtgbasket
(Onmodels
SO
equipped)
Keeps frequently-wanted foods
within easy reach; can be moved aside
to make foods below more readily
accessible. (Some GE Food Freezers
have two baskets).
Verticaldivider
(on modelsso
equipped)
Helps you organize the contents of
your freezer by kind.
Key-ejeoting lock
[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 locked position.
Keep key out of reach of children
and away from food freeze~
10 Rules
for
successful
Food Freezing
1. Freeze the best. Freeze only top-
quality foods. Freezing retains quality
and flavor; it cannot improve quality.
2. Keep work area clean.
3. Work quickly.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 meal-
sized packages.
7. Fill container properly.When placing
liquid orsemi-liquid food in containers,
leave about %" at top (Ifi" 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 one
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 top 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.
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HelpfulMaterials
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
* Proper freezer packaging materials
for various types of food (see page 8).
@Small loading funnel for fruit and
Vegeldble
containers, to keep sealing
edge clean.
e Glass marking pencil for labeling
packages.
~ Roll of freezer tape
Quick-freezing
For quick-freezing large amounts of
food, turn control to No. 9 two hours
before loading.
Return the temperature control to
No. 1 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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