GE CA10 Use And Care Manual

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—T&nperatumMonitor— Ilnterk)rlight 9. Freezefoodsquickly.Continually rotatefrozen foods tothe frontof the freezerso the longest-frozen foods are used first.Turnscmwhen the door ISopenea;turns off when the door is closed.Puumoti ON TEMP.MONllOREmAIARM Fkfrigeratd cabhmtshelves 10.Storefrozenfoodsimmediately.Commercially frozenfood can bestoredanyplaceinthe freezer.Thesefoods should not be allowedto thawbefore being placed in the freezer.Cooling coils welded to shelveshastenfreezingwhen food is placedin direct contact with shelves.The amber POWERON light,when glowing,indicatesthatelectricalpower is being suppliedto the freezer.The red TEMI?MONITORlight,when glowing, indicates that thetemperature inside the freezer isabout 20*F.or warmer.The ON-OFF ALARM, when ON,buzzessimultaneously with theglowing of the red light to provideadditional warning of high freezertemperatures.You’llfind these materials helpfulin preparing foods for the freezer:1. Freezethe best. Freezeonlytop-quality foods. Freezing retainsquality and flavor; it cannot improvequality.@Large kettle with close-fitting lidfor blanching vegetables and fruits~ Fine sieve or small colander to‘ put vegetables in for blanchingCaution: Adding more than 3pounds of warm food per cubic footof freezer capacity can trigger thealarm system.2. Keep work area clean.3. Workquickly. The quicker fruitsand vegetables are frozen afterpicking, the better the frozenproduct will be. You’ll save time,too, with less culling and sorting.@Assortment of knives for cuttingup meat, fruits and vegetableshen you get your new freezer,he C) N-OFFALARM will be in theoFFpositionsoitwill not buzzduringinitial start-up. When the freezerhas run long enough and the redTEMf?MONITORlightstopsglowing,turn on the ON-OFF ALARM—push key or eraser end of a pencilinto the hole marked ON andswitch the rocker switch.~ Rolls of absorbent paper towels orsoft cloth towels for draining foods4. Choose correct packagingmaterials. Frozen foods will dryout if not properly wrapped orpackaged. Both rigid containersand flexible bags or wrapperscan be used. Make sure they areespecially designed for freezing.~ Proper freezer packagingmaterials for various types of food(see page 10)~ Small loading funnel for fruit andvegetable containers, to keepsealing edge cleanUIGlass marking pencil for labelingpackagesThe signal lights and buzzeroperate on household electricalpower,and will not perform if powerto the freezer is cut off.5. Follow reliable instructions forfreezing different types of food.~ Roll of freezer tape6. Freeze foods in practical meal-sized packages.lock(onmodelssoequipped)7. Fill container properly. Whenplacing liquid or semi-liquid foodsin containers, leave about 1/2” attop (1-1/2”for glass containers) toallow for expansion during freezing.The key for the spring-loaded lockis automatically ejected—key willnot remain in lock in either theopen or closed position. Keep thekey out of reach of children andaway from the freezecTOquick-freeze small amounts offood, place it in direct contact withany refrigerated shelf.8. Freeze correct quantities.There is an established maximumof food your freezer is designed tofreeze at one time—approximately3 pounds per cubic foot of freezercapacity. In normal position, yourfreezer’s control dial will maintainsufficiently low temperatures in thefreezer to freeze recommendedquantities of food.Toquick-freeze large amounts offood, turn control to No. Z Return itto No. 4 after freezing is completed.Letsyou store frozen food packages Never freeze more than threepounds of food per cubic foot offreezer capacity at onetime.. like books for easy selection. -l#Ek4k.— 5*JLme-4x3!3 door shelf~DJŠSpecially sized for storage of.-.-- frozen juice cans. Some modelshave two juice-can shelves.If you have a large quantity of foodto freeze, store part of it in yourrefrigerator’sfresh food compartmentuntil the first quantity is frozen.5 Part No. 46831OPO5