Maytag RTD1700AAL Owner's Manual page 10

Packaging Foods for Freezing • Avoid storing hard-to-freeze tbods such as ice
• When _?eezing _i'uits and vegetables select cream and orange juice on the freezer door
shelves. These foods are best stored in the
fresh, top-quality products, freezer interior where the temperature varies
• Use a freezer wrap that is air-, moisture- and less with door openings.
vapor-proof. Some good choices are heavy-
duty almninum foil, freezer plastic wrap,
Foods That Don't Freeze Well
polyethylene-coated freezer paper, freezer • Some foods cannot he frozen suecesstully
bags or airtight conttdners. Force as much air because the freezing causes them to
out of the packages as possible and be sure deteriorate. These include:
they are tightly sealed. Trapped air can cause potatoes (unless mashed)
the _k)odto dry out, change color and develop cream fillings
an off-t]avor (freezer burn), cooked egg whites
sour cream
• Fresh meats and poultl"y c_mbe left in the salad greens
store wrapping when freezing for less than two hind;con meat
weeks. For longer storage, overwrap with a soft (.}_eeses (cream, cottage, pRxeessed)
snitable freezer wrap. Do not refreeze meat mayonnaise
that h;ks completely thawed, milk and cream
gelatin salads
Loading the Freezer
bananas
• A_oid adding too much warm food to the citrus fnlits.
freezer at one time. This overloads the freezer,
slows the rate of {)eezing and can raise the
temperature of already frozen foods.
• Place the packages in the eddest part of the
freezer first (against the walls or bottom of the
compartment) to insure the food freezes as
quickly" as possible. Leave a little space
begveen the packages so cold air can circulate.
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