Freezing Food In Your Freezer; Packaging And Sealing Food; To Wrap Foods - Whirlpool EVISOE 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 following chart for the amount to freeze at
one time.
*These amounts are based on USDA recommend
datrons If toe many packages of unfrozen food
are packed ut one time into the freezer, the rate
of freezrng IS +oo slow Poor quality products result
Packaging and sealing food...
Airtight packaging
IS
Important in freezing
foods. Containers and wrappings should be
morsture and vapor-proof and packages should
be sealed carefully to keep moisture in and arr
out
Freezer burn can result if food is not properly
wrapped. When this happens, food dehydrates
and is of poor quality
1. Cut sheet of wrapping material about one-
third longer than distance around food to be
wrapped. Place wrapping sheet on flat sur-
face wrth food in center of sheet
2. Bring front and back of wrapping together
and fold in toward food, makrng at least two
one-inch (2.5 cm) folds until food frts tightly
against wrapping
3. Crease ends close to food to elrmrnate air
pockets
4. Press all arr 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 tearrng or
puncturing.
Use heavy-duty aluminum freezer foil, kraft pa-
per with cellophane bonded to it, spectal freezer
bags, tars, cartons and freezer sealing tape for
packaging your food items You'll find them at the
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.
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