Electrolux E23CS75DSS0 - Ideas for Storing Foods; Ideas for Saving Energy

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Ideas for storing foods
Fresh food storage
 • Keepthefreshfoodcompartment
between34°Fand40°Fwithanoptimum
temperatureof37°F.
 • Avoidovercrowdingtherefrigeratorshelves,
whichreducesaircirculationandcauses
unevencooling.
Fruits and vegetables
 • Storefruitsandvegetablesincrisper
drawers,wheretrappedmoisturehelps
preservefoodqualityforlongertimeperiods.
Meat
 • Wraprawmeatandpoultrysecurelyso
leakageandcontaminationofotherfoodsor
surfacesdoesnotoccur.
 • Usethemeatkeeperdrawerforshort-term
storage.Anymeattobekeptlongerthantwo
daysshouldbefrozen.
Frozen food storage
 • Keepthefreezercompartmentat0°For
lower.
 • Afreezeroperatesmostefcientlywhenitis
atleast²⁄₃full.
Packaging foods for freezing
 • Tominimizefooddehydrationandquality
deterioration,usealuminumfoil,freezer
wrap,freezerbagsorairtightcontainers.
Forceasmuchairoutofthepackagesas
possibleandsealthemtightly.Trappedair
cancausefoodtodryout,changecolor,and
developanoff-avor(freezerburn).
 • Wrapfreshmeatsandpoultrywithsuitable
freezerwrappriortofreezing.
 • Donotrefreezemeatthathascompletely
thawed.
Loading the freezer
 • Avoidaddingtoomuchwarmfoodtothe
freezeratonetime.Thisoverloadsthe
freezer,slowstherateoffreezing,andcan
raisethetemperatureoffrozenfoods.
 • Leaveaspacebetweenpackages,socold
aircancirculatefreely,allowingfoodtofreeze
asquicklyaspossible.
 • Avoidstoringhard-to-freezefoods,suchas
icecreamandorangejuice,onthefreezer
Section B - Refrigerator Cabinet
doorshelves.Thesefoodsarebeststored
inthefreezerinteriorwherethetemperature
variesless.
Ideas for saving energy
Installation
 • Locatetherefrigeratorinthecoolestpartof
theroom,outofdirectsunlight,andaway
fromheatingductsorregisters.Donot
placetherefrigeratornexttoheat-producing
appliancessuchasarange,oven,or
dishwasher.Ifthisisnotpossible,asection
ofcabinetryoranaddedlayerofinsulation
betweenthetwoapplianceswillhelpthe
refrigeratoroperatemoreefciently.
 • Leveltherefrigeratorsothatthedoorsclose
tightly.
Food storage
 • Avoidovercrowdingtherefrigeratoror
blockingcoldairvents.Doingsocauses
therefrigeratortorunlongerandusemore
energy.
 • Coverfoodsandwipecontainersdrybefore
placingthemintherefrigerator.Thiscuts
downonmoisturebuild-upinsidetheunit.
 • Organizetherefrigeratortoreducedoor
openings.Removeasmanyitemsasneeded
atonetimeandclosethedoorassoonas
possible.