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Freezing food in your freezer
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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 ot
one time.
POUNDS OF FOOD
TO FREEZE AT ONE TIME*
Size of
Meat or Vegetables
Freezer
Fish
or Fruit
19.1 cu. ft. 38.2 Ibs.
57.3 Ibs.
(5455 L) (17.2 kg.)
(25.8 kg.)
‘These amounts ore based on USDA recommen-
dations If too many packages of unfrozen food
ore pocked at one ttme Into the freezer, the rote
of freezing I:, too slow Poor qualrty products result
Packaging and sealing food...
AIrtIght packagtng IS important in freezlng
foods Con*alners and wrapprngs should be
moisture and vapor-proof and packages should
be sealed carefully to keep morsture In and air
out
Freezer burn con result If food
IS
not properly
wrapped When this happens, food dehydrates
and IS of poor quality
To wrap foods...
2. Bring front and bock of wrapping together
and fold in toward food, maklng at least two
one-inch (2 5 cm] folds until food fits tightly
against wrapping
3. Crease ends close to food to eliminate arr
pockets
4. Press all air from package Fold each end over
twrce Make sure fold IS tight and fasten
against end of package wrth freezer tape
NOTE: When packaglng meats that have not
been boned, pad sharp edges with extra wrap
or use stockinette to protect agarnst tearing or
puncturing
Use heavy-duty olumrnum freezer foil, kraft pa-
per with cellophane bonded to It, special freezer
bogs, jars, 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.
1. Cut sheet of wrapping material about one-
third longer than distance around food to be
wrapped Place wrapping sheet on flat sur-
face with food In center of sheet