Storing Frozen Food - Whirlpool TS25AW Use And Care Manual

Butter or margarine
Keep opened butter in covered diih or closed
compartment. When storing an extra supply,
wrap in freezer packaging and freeze.
Cheese
Store in the original wrapping until you are ready
to use it. Once opened, rewrap tightly in plastic
wrap or aluminum foil.
Leftovers
Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
Plastic containers with tight lids can also be used.
Meat
Most meat can be stored in original wrapping as
long as it is air and moisture proof. Rewrap if
necessary. See the following chart for storage
times.
APPROXIMATE TIME
TYPE
(DAYS)
Chicken
1 to2
Ground beef
1 to2
Steaks and roasts
3to5
Cured meats
7to 10
Bacon
5 to 7
Cold cuts
3to 5
Variety meats 1 to 2
*If meat is to be stored longer than the times
given, follow the directions for freezing.
NOTE: Fresh fiih and shellfish should be used
the same day as purchased.
Storing frozen food
The freezer section is designed for storage of
commercially frozen food and for freezing food at
home.
NOTE: For further information about preparing
food for freezing or about food storage times,
contact your local Cooperative Extension Service
or check a freezer guide or a reliable cookbook.
Packaging
The secret of successful freezing is in the
packaging. The way you close and seal the
package must not allow air or moisture in or out.
Packaging done in any other way could cause
food odor and taste transfer throughout the
refrigerator and drying of frozen food.
Rigid pofyethylene (plastic) containers with
tight fitting lids, straight-sided cannin@freezing
jars, heavy-duty aluminum foil, plasticcoated
paper and nonpermeable plastic wraps (made
from a saran film) are recommended. Follow
package or container instructions for proper
freezing methods.
Packaging nrcommended for use:
. Rigid plastic containers with tight-fitting lids
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Straight-sided canningIfreezing jars
l
Heavy-duty aluminum foil
l
Plastic-coated paper
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Nonpermeable plastic wraps (made from a
Saran film)
Follow package or container instructions for
proper freezing methods.
Do not use:
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Bread wrappers
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Non-polyethylene plastic containers
. Containers without tigM lids
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Waxed paper
l
Waxedcoated freezer wrap
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Thin, semipermeable map
The use of these wrappings could cause food
odor, taste transfer and drying of frozen food.
Freezing
Do not expect your freezer to quick-freeze any
large quantity of food. Put no more unfrozen food
into the freezer than will freeze within 24 hours.
(No more than 2 to 3 pounds of food per cubic
foot of freezer space.) Leave enough space for
air to circulate around packages. Be careful to
leave enough room at the front so the door can
close tigktly.
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