GE CAF16 Use And Care Manual

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10 Rulesfor’Oow’tdf CklorstorageLetsyou storefrozenfood packages–asconveniently as putting booksona shelf—where-theyare e-asyto see, 1. Freeze the best. Freezeonly top-identify and remove.Shelvesareroomyenoughfor storing home-frozen quality foods. Freezingretainsqualityitemsor Ieft-overs,andaredesiunedto and flavor; it cannot improvequality.accommodateregular or odd-st%pedpackages.Juice-candoorshelfSpeciallysizedfor storageof standardfrozenjuice cansand other similarly-shapedcontainers.Intericw lightTurnson automaticallywhen door isopened,turns off when door isclosed.Key-ejectinglockKeepsyour frozenfood supplysecure,discouragesunauthorized“exploring.”The spring-loadedlock is designedsothat the key is automatically ejected–key will not remain in lock in eitherthe open or closed position.Keep thekey out of reach of children and awayfrom freeze~2. Keep work area clean.3. Work quickly. The quickerfruits andvegetablesare frozen after picking,the better the frozen product will be,You’ll savetime, too, becauselessculling and sorting will be necessary.4. Choosecorrect packagingmaterials.Frozenfoods will dry out if not prop-erly wrappedor packaged.Both rigidcontainersand flexible bagsor wrap-pers can be used. Make sure they areespecially designed for freezing,5. Follow reliable instructions forfreezing different types of food.6. Freeze foods in practical meal-sized packages.7. Fill container properly. Whenplacingliquid orsemi-liquid food incontainers,leaveabout x“ at top (1%”for glasscontainers)to allowfor expansiondur-ing freezing,8. Freeze correct quantities. There isan established maximumof food yourfreezer is designed to freeze at onetime—approximately 3 pounds percubic foot of freezer capacity.-lnnormal position, your freezer’scon-trol dial will maintain sufficiently lowtemperatures in the freezer to freezerecommended quantities of food.If you have a large quantity of foodyou wish to freeze, store part of it inthe fresh food compartment of yourrefrigerator until the first quantityis frozen.9. Freeze foods quickly. Continuallyrotate frozen foods to the front of thefreezer so the longest-frozen foodsare used first.10. Store frozen foods immediately.Commercially frozen food can bestored any place in the freezer. Thesefoods should not be allowed to thawbefore being placed in the freezer.3You’llfind these materialshelpful inpreparingfoods for the freezer:@Largekettle with close-fitting lidfor blanchingvegetablesand fruits* Fine sieve or smallcolanderto putvegetablesin for blanching@Assortmentof knivesfor cutting upmeat,fruits and vegetables.l RoIIsof absorbentpapertowelsorsoft cloth towels for draining foodse proper freezer packagingmaterialsfor varioustypes of food (seepage8).IDSmall loading funnel for fruit andvegetable containers,to keep sealingedge clean.e Glassmarkingpencil for labelingpackages.. Roll of freezer tapeFreezing is fast and efficient through-out the freezer, but quickest on thetop shelf–especially with the temper-ature control at a number higher than4 (the coldest setting is “COLDEST”).If you plan to quick-freeze largeamountsof food, turn the temper-ature control to “COLDEST” severalhours before food will be ready tobe placed in the freezer.Never freeze more than threepounds of food per cubic foot offreezer capacity at one time.PartNo.468313P04——r—- ~