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Ideas for storing foods
Fresh food storage
• Keepthefreshfoodcompartment
between34°Fand40°Fwithanoptimum
temperatureof37°F.
• Avoidovercrowdingtherefrigeratorshelves,
whichreducesaircirculationandcauses
unevencooling.
Fruits and vegetables
• Storefruitsandvegetablesincrisper
drawers,wheretrappedmoisturehelps
preservefoodqualityforlongertimeperiods.
Meat
• Wraprawmeatandpoultrysecurelyso
leakageandcontaminationofotherfoodsor
surfacesdoesnotoccur.
• Usethemeatkeeperdrawerforshort-term
storage.Anymeattobekeptlongerthantwo
daysshouldbefrozen.
Frozen food storage
• Keepthefreezercompartmentat0°For
lower.
• Afreezeroperatesmostefcientlywhenitis
atleast²⁄₃full.
Packaging foods for freezing
• Tominimizefooddehydrationandquality
deterioration,usealuminumfoil,freezer
wrap,freezerbagsorairtightcontainers.
Forceasmuchairoutofthepackagesas
possibleandsealthemtightly.Trappedair
cancausefoodtodryout,changecolor,and
developanoff-avor(freezerburn).
• Wrapfreshmeatsandpoultrywithsuitable
freezerwrappriortofreezing.
• Donotrefreezemeatthathascompletely
thawed.
Loading the freezer
• Avoidaddingtoomuchwarmfoodtothe
freezeratonetime.Thisoverloadsthe
freezer,slowstherateoffreezing,andcan
raisethetemperatureoffrozenfoods.
• Leaveaspacebetweenpackages,socold
aircancirculatefreely,allowingfoodtofreeze
asquicklyaspossible.
• Avoidstoringhard-to-freezefoods,suchas
icecreamandorangejuice,onthefreezer
Section B - Refrigerator Cabinet
doorshelves.Thesefoodsarebeststored
inthefreezerinteriorwherethetemperature
variesless.
Ideas for saving energy
Installation
• Locatetherefrigeratorinthecoolestpartof
theroom,outofdirectsunlight,andaway
fromheatingductsorregisters.Donot
placetherefrigeratornexttoheat-producing
appliancessuchasarange,oven,or
dishwasher.Ifthisisnotpossible,asection
ofcabinetryoranaddedlayerofinsulation
betweenthetwoapplianceswillhelpthe
refrigeratoroperatemoreefciently.
• Leveltherefrigeratorsothatthedoorsclose
tightly.
Food storage
• Avoidovercrowdingtherefrigeratoror
blockingcoldairvents.Doingsocauses
therefrigeratortorunlongerandusemore
energy.
• Coverfoodsandwipecontainersdrybefore
placingthemintherefrigerator.Thiscuts
downonmoisturebuild-upinsidetheunit.
• Organizetherefrigeratortoreducedoor
openings.Removeasmanyitemsasneeded
atonetimeandclosethedoorassoonas
possible.