Whirlpool EHB191MKWR0 Use & Care Manual page 8

FREEZING & STORING FROZEN
Your refrigerator has a freezer section designed
to keep temperatures In the zero zone
[ 17 8 C) the recommended frozen food storage
temperature It can freeze bargains In freshness
and prrce, and convenrent meals you can make
ahead of time
Here are some basics to help get You ac-
quarnted with Your new freezer For detarled recr-
pes. many excellent books are avarlable
Packaging- The only brg secret to successful
freezing IS In the packaging The wrap must be air.
moisture and vapor proof This wrap IS not enough
If the sealing allows air. morsture or vapors rr
Rigid polyethylene containers with tight-fitting
lids. straight-sided canning freezing jars heavy-
duty alumrnum foil. plastrc-coated paper and
poiyethyiene plastrc are recommended Note
Heat-sealed bolting bags are easy to bse. and
other firms supply polyethylene bags to be used by
themselves or carton loners
Sealing - When sealing foods In bags squeeze
out the air (lrqurds need headspace to allow for
expansron) Twist the top and turn It back Fasten
tre securely around the doubled-over toll Put the
label inside transparent bags, use self-adhesive
label on outside of opaque ones
Arr-t ,Jht wrapprng calls for "drugstore" wrap Cut
the shf et about one-thrrd longer thon the distance
orounc the focd Bring the ends together and fold
In (toi* :ird the food) at least twice to seal out air
Creasr ends close to food, press air from package
Fold t 1)s over twice Finish package and tape
closet NOTE Wrth unboned meats. pad sharp
edges .vrth extra wrap or use stockinette to protect
the wr( o from punctures
DO \JOT USE
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Br ad wrappers
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Nc ?-polyethylene plastic containers
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Cl 'ntarners wrthout tight lids
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W axed paper
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W :x-coated freezer wrap
Nor 1 of these are totally morsture. arr or va-
por Iroof
Free2 ing Fruits-Select ripe, blemish-free fruits
Be sure hey taste as good as they look Wash 2 to
3 quart: [liters] at a time and drain Frurt that stands
In wate may lose food value and become, soggy
Sort, pe 31, trim, p/t and slice as needed
Pack 1 rigid wide-mouthed contaners or other
recomn ended material Leave head space to ol-
low liqc 3s to expand during freezing. Refer to a
Freezer i'ook for packing recipes