Freezing Food In Your Freezer; Packaging And Sealing Food; To Wrap Foods - Whirlpool EV150F Use And Care Manual

Freezing food in your freezer
To wrap foods...
When freezer has cooled to a safe storage
temperature, it may be loaded with
frozen food.
When you plan to freeze
unfrozen food, see
the followlng chart for the amount to freeze at
one time.
POUNDS OF FOOD
TO FREEZE AT ONE TIME'
Size of Meat or Vegetables
Freezer
Fish or Fruit
16 cu. ft.
32
Ibs.
48
Ibs.
(452.8
L)
[ 14.4
kg.) (21.6
kg.)
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cf freez'ng s too slow Poor qualltv products result
Packaging and sealing food...
Airtight packaglng IS Important In freezlng
foods Containers and wrappings should be
moisture and vapor-proof and packages should
be sealed carefully to keep moisture
IV
and air
out
1.
Cut sheet of wrapping maferlal about one-
third longer thap distance around food to be
wrapped Place wrapping sheet on flat sur-
face with food In center of sheet
2. Bring front and back of wrapping together
and fold in toward food, making at least two
one-inch [2 5 cm] folds until food fits tightly
against wrapping
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3. Crease erlds close to food to eliminate air
4. Press all air from package Fold each end over
twice Make sure fold
IS
tight and fasten
against end of package with freezer tape
NOTE:
When packaging meats that have not
been boned, pad sharp edges with extra wrap
or use stockinette to protect against tearing or
puncturtng
Use heavy-duty aluminum freezer foil, kraft pa-
per with cellophane bonded to It, special freezer
bags, jars, cartons and freezer sealing tape for
packaging yourfood Items You II find them atthe
supermarket or freezer dealer
See booklet, "How to Preserve Foods the
Modern Way with Your WHIRLPOOL Freezer,"
for complete information and tips on home
freezing.
Freezer burn can result if food
IS
not properly
wrapped When this happens. food dehydrates
and
IS
of poor quality
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