GE TBX25M Use And Care Manual page 6

S~e*d
sto~e times
for
m eat
andpoultry*
OAW
MONTHS
FreshMeats
Processed Meats
Cooked
FreshPoult~
CookedPoult~
1/2
(Otherthaofor~eals &pou![~)
FREEZER
for
DepaflmentofAgriculture
Meats, fish andpoultrypurchased
from the storevary in qualityand
age; consequently, s afestorage
timein yourrefrigeratorwill vary.
Tostore
unfrozen
meafi,
fish
and
poultry:
~Alwaysremovestore wrappings.
@ Rewrapin foil, film or waxpaper
and refrigerateimmediately.
Tostore c}~eese, wrapwellwith
waxpaperor aluminum foil,or put
in a plasticbag.
. Carefullywrapto expelair and
helppreventmold,
Storepre-packaged c heesein its
ownwrappingif youwish,
Tostorevegehb!es,usethe
vegetable drawers—they've been
designedto preservethenatural
moistureandfreshnessof produce.
@ Covering vegetables w itha moist
towelhelpsmaintaincrispness.
@ Asa firther aid to freshness,
pre-packaged vegetables c anbe
storedin theiroriginalwrapping.
Note:Special freshfoodco~a~nt
drawersmke it unnecessa~to
wrapcertain foods whichthey've
beendesignedtopreserve.~ese
drawersaredescribedonpages9
and II.
Tostoreice cream–Fine-quality
ice cream, withhighcream
content,willnormallyrequire
slightlylowertemperatures than
more "airy" already-packaged
brandswithlowcreamcontent.
@It w illbenecessary toexperiment to
determinethe freezercompartment
locationandtemperaturecontrol
settingto keepyouricecreamat
the rightservingtemperature.
@ Therearofthefreezer compartment
is slightlycolderthanthe front.
~ps
on freezing
foo&
Therearethreeessential q uirements
for efficienthomefreezing.
1. Initialquality.Freezeonlytop-
qtity fds. Fmzing retainsqutity
and flavor;it cannotimprove qutity.
2. Speed. The quickerfruitsand
vegetablesare frozenafierpicking,
the betterthe frozenproductwill
be. You'll s avetime, too, with less
cullingand sortingto do.
3. Properpackaging.Use food
wraps designedespeciallyfor
freezing;they'rereadilyavailable
at most foodstores.
wrapwellin freezer-weight foil(;r
otherheavydutywrapping material)
formingit carefully to theshapeof
thecontents. T hisexpelsair. Fold
andcrimpendsofthepackage to
providea good,lastingseal,
Don'trefreezemeatthathas
completely thawed;meat,whether
rawor cooked,canbe fromn
successfully onlyonce,
Limitfreezingoffresh(unfrozen)
meatsor seafoods 22 poundsat a
time.
Forconvenience...
Storelikethingstogether, T his
savesbothtimeandelectricity
becauseyoucan findfoodsfaster.
@ Placetheoldestitemsup frontso
theycanbe usedup promptly.
@ Usebinson thedoorfor most
ofienusedsaucesandcondiments.
e Usethemeatdrawerfortemporary
storageof meatsyoudo notfreeze.
~0
save nnoney in energy
and food Cosb
~
Placemostperishableitems,such
as milk, creamor cottagecheese,
towardthe rear of thetop shelf,as
theywillstaycoldestin thispart
of the freshfoodcompartment.
@ Covermoistfoodswith tightlids,
plasticfilmor foil.
~ Leafvegetables a ndfruitsplacd in
drawerswilllastlongerwhenstord
in closedplasticcontainersor
wrappedin plasticfilm.
@ Do not overloadyourfreshfood
or freezercompartmentwitha lot
of warmfoodat once,
~Openthe doorthe fewesttimes
possibleto saveelectricalenergy.
@ Whengoingout oftownfor
severaldays,leaveasfewperishables
as possiblein the refrigerator.If
yourrefrigeratorhas an icemaker,
movethe icemakerfeelerarm to
the OFF (up)positionand shutoff
waterto the refrigerator.
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