Storing Frozen Food - LG GR-B253MAJ Owner's Manual

STORING FROZEN FOOD

NOTE: For further information about preparing
food for freezing or food storage times, check a
freezer guide or a reliable cookbook.
Packaging
Successful freezing depends on correct
packaging. When you close and seal the
package, it must not allow air or moisture in or
out. If it does, you could have food odor
and taste transfer throughout the refrigerator and
also dry out frozen food.
Packaging recommendations:
• Rigid plastic containers with tight-fitting lids
• Straight-sided canning/freezing jars
• Heavy-duty aluminum foil
• Plastic-coated paper
• Non-permeable plastic wraps
• Specified freezer-grade self-sealing plastic bags
Follow package or container instructions for
proper freezing methods.
Do not use
• Bread wrappers
• Non-polyethylene plastic containers
• Containers without tight lids
• Wax paper or wax-coated freezer wrap
• Thin, semi-permeable wrap
w w CAUTION : Do not keep beverage cans or
plastic food containers in the freezer
compartment. They may be break if they
freezer.
USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR
Freezing
Your freezer will not quick-freeze any large
quantity of food. Do not put more unfrozen food
into the freezer than will freeze within 24 hours
(no more than 2 to 3 lbs of food per cubic foot of
freezer space). Leave enough space in the
freezer for air to circulate around packages. Be
careful to leave enough room at the front so the
door can close tightly.
Storage times will vary according to the quality
and type
of food, the type of packaging or wrap used
(airtight and moisture-proof) and the storage
temperature. Ice crystals inside a sealed package
are normal. This simply means that moisture in
the food and air inside the package have
condensed, creating ice crystals.
NOTE: Allow hot foods to cool at room
temperature for 30 minutes, then package and
freeze. Cooling hot foods before freezing saves
energy.
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