Freezing food in your freezer
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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.
I. Cut sheet of wrapplng material about one
third longer than distance around food to be
wrapped Place wrapping sheet or flat sur-
face ?r/ith food in certer of sheet
2. Bring front and
bock
cf tiropplng together
and fold In tcward fooa, mak#ng at ieast tvvc
folds Lntll food fits tightly
(13.5
kg] 1
(20.3
kg)]
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3.
Crease ends close +o food to eliminate ai1
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pockets _
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If too mclry pclckIIycX dI III I’\,‘=1 IL,d(i
are packed at ore time lr>*c the %e:er the rate
of freezlcg
IS
too sloti~ Poor cll,ailty prcducts resc,i’
Packaging and sealing food...
AIrtight packaging
IS
Important In freezlpg
foods Containers and wrappincl?
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moisture and vapor-proof and pc
be seclled cnref\~lIv to kepn mn
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4. Dress all air from package Fold each end over
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,-isture in and air
twice Make sure fold IS tight and fasten
agolpst end of oacgtage with freezer tape
NOTE:
When packaging meats ibat have noI
been boned, pat! sharp edges &!th extra wrap
or use stockinet+e +o protect against tearirg or
puncruring
use heavy duty aluminum freezer foil, kraf pa-
per with cellophane bonded to .t, special freezer
bogs. jars, cartons ond freezer sealing tape for
packaging your food ,tems You’d! find them at the
supermarket or freezer dealer
Freezer burn can resuH if food
IS pot
properly
See booklet, “How to Preserve Foods the
wrapped When this happens, food dehydrates
Modern Way with Your WHIRLPOOL Freezer,”
and IS of poor quoiltv
for complete information and tips on home
freezing.