GE TBX21 Use And Care Manual

Food storagesu~estiom
Su~es@d storagetimes
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Roasts(Beef&Lamb) ....,., 3to5
Roasts(Pork&Veal) .. . . .. .. 3to5
Steaks(Be@f). ... .. .. .. .. .. 3t05
Chops(Lamb). .. . .. .. . .. . . 3t05
Chops(Pork). .. . .. . .. . .. . 3t05
Ground&StewMeats.. . . . .. 1to2
WrielyMeats..4 . .. . ...o.
lt02
Sausage(Pork). . .. . . .. . . lto2
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Meals
Bacon
7
Frankfurters. . . . . .. .. . . .. . 7
Ham(Whole). . . .. .. . .. .. .. 7
Ham(Half).. . .. . . . .. .. .. . . 3:5
liam(Slices).. . .. .. .. . . . ..
LuncheonMeats. .. . .. . . .. . 3t05
Sausage(Smoked).. . . .. . . . 7
Sausage(Dry&Semi-Dry). .. . 14to21
cooked
Meats
CookedMeatsand
MeatDishes. . . .. . . . .. . . . 3t04
Gravy&MeatBroth. . .. .. .. . lto2
Fresh
Pou!try
Chicken&Turkey(Whole). .. . 1to2
Chicken{Pieces). .. ... .. .. . lto2
Turkey(Pieces). .. . .. .. .. . . . lto2
Duck&Goose(Whole). .. . . .. 1to2
Gib~ets. . .. .. . . . . .. . . .. . . . lto2
cooked Poult~
Pieces(CoveredwithBroth). . . 1to2
Pieces(NotCovered). . . . .. . . 3to4
CookedPoultryDishes.. . .. . . 3to4
FriedChicken. . .. . .. .. . .. . . 3t04
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MONTHS
6to 12
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6to 12
6t09
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[~th~~th~~fOB’il’tdS&~OU!t~~)FFtEEZER
Mostfruitsandvegetables. . . . . .. . . ...8-12 months
l-eanfish. . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. . . ...~-8 months
Fattyfish,rollsandbreads,
soups,stew,casseroles. . . . . . . . . . . ..2-3
monihs
Cakes,pies,sandwiches,
leftovers(cooked),
icecream(originalcarton). . . . . . . . . . .1
monthmax.
New Techniquesareconstantlybeingdeveloped.
ConsulttheCollegeorCountyExtensionService
oryourlocalUtilityCompanyfor thelatest
informationonfreezingandstoringfoods.
“W. DepartmentofAgricdture
Meats, fish
andpoultrypurchased
fromthestorevaryinqualityand
age;consequently,safestorage
timeinyourrefrigeratorwillvary.
‘l-bstore unfrozen meats, fishand
poultry:
s Alwaysremovestorewrappings.
@Rewrapinfoil,ilrn or waxpaper
andrefrigerateimmediately.
Tostorecheese,wrapwellwith
waxpaperoraluminumfoil,or put
inaplasticbag.
*Carefullywraptoexpelairand
helppreventmo!d.
~Storepre-packagedcheeseinits
ownwrappingifyouwish.
Tostorevegetables,usethe
vegetabledrawers—-they’vebeen
designedtopreservethenatural
moistureandfreshnessofprodLlce.
@Coveringvegetableswitha moist
towelhelpsmaintaincrispness.
@Asafurtheraidtofreshness,
pre-packagedvegetablescanbe
storedintheiroriginalwrapping.
Note:S’pecialfreshfoodcompartment
drawers(on
models so equipped)
mukeitunnecessarytowrapcertain
foodswhichthe~}’vebeendesigned
topreserve.i’%esedrawersare
describedonpages8 and10.
‘lbstoreicecremm—-Fine-quality
icecream,withhighcream
content,willnormallyrequire
slightlylowertemperaturesthan
more“airy”already-packaged
brandswithlowcreamcontent.
@Itwillbenecessarytoexperimentto
determinethe freezercompartment
locationandtemperaturecontrol
settingtokeepyouricecreamat
therightservingtemperature.
~Therearofthefreezercompartment
isslightlycolderthanthefront.
mps on freezing
foods
Therearethreeessentialrequirements
forefficienthomefreezing.
1. Initial quaMyoFreezeonlytop-
qualityfbods.Freezingretainsquality
andflavor;itcannotimprovequality.
2. Speed. Thequickerfruitsand
vegetablesarefrozenafterpicking,
thebetterthefrwen productwill
be. You’llsavetime,too,withless
cuHingand sortingtodo.
3. ll%ope~packaging.Usefood.
wrapsdesignedespeciallyfor
freezing;they’rereadilyavailable
atmostfoodstores.
Tbfrime meat, fishand poIIltrY,
wrapwellinfrewer-weightfoil(or
otherheavy-dutywrappingmaterial)
formingitcarefullytotheshapeof
thecontents,Thisexpelsair.Fold
andcrimpendsofthepackageto
providea
good, lastingSU.4.
Don’trefmezcmeatthathas
completelythawed;meet,wh~dwr
raworcooked,canbefrozen
successfullyonlyonce.
Limitfreezingoffresh(unfrozen)
meatsorseafoodstonumberof
poundsata timeasfollows:
TBX21,TBX22., ..o. ... tt19tl9
TBX24,TJ3X25. . . . . 22. . . ...22
For
@20KNwkw?.● @
o
Storelikethingstogethef.This
savesbothtimeandelectricity
becauseyoucanfindfoodsfaster.
~Placetheoldestitemsupfrontso
theycanbeuseduppromptly.
@Useshelvesor binsonthedoor
formostoftenusedsaucesand
condiments.
@UsetheMeatDrawer,onmodels
soequipped,fortemporarystorage
ofmeatsyoudonotfreeze.
To save
moneyh energy
andfoodcosts
@+
Placemostperishableitems,such
asmilk,creamor cottagecheese,
towardtherearofthetopshelf,as
theywiHstaycoldestinthispart
ofthefreshfoodcompartment.
@Covermoistfoodswithtightlids,
plasticfilmor foil.
@Leafvegetablesandfruitsplacedin
drawerswilllastlongerwhenstored
inclosedplasticcontainersor
wrappedinplasticfilm.
~Donotoverloadyourfreshfood
or freezercompartmentwitha lot
ofwarmfoodatonce,
@Openthedoorthefewesttimes
possibleto saveelectricalenergy.
@Whengoingoutoftownfor
several.days,leaveasfewperishables
aspossibleintherefrigerator,If
yourrefrigeratorhasan icemakx,
movetheicemakerfeelerarmto
theOFF (up)positionand.shutoff
watertotherefrigerator.
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GE TBX21 Specifications

General

Brand	GE
Model	TBX21
Category	Refrigerator
Language	English