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Looking Inside: Special Storage Areas
Garden Fresh Humidity
Control
(some models)
The Garden Fresh Humidity Control
(some models) allows you to adjust the
humidity within the crisper. This can
extend the life of fresh vegetables that
keep best in high humidity.
NOTE:
Leafy vegetables keep best
when stored with the Humidity
Control set on
High Humidity
,
or in a drawer without a
Humidity Control. This keeps
incoming air to a minimum
and maintains maximum
moisture content. Slide control
to
Low Humidity
for produce
with skins such as apples or
oranges.
Low
Humidity
Humidity
High
Food storage tips
Fresh Food Storage
•
The fresh food compartment should
be kept between 34°F-40°F, with an
optimum temperature of 37° F.
Fruits and Vegetables
•
The crisper drawers retain moisture to
help preserve fruits and vegetables
quality longer.
Meat
•
Raw meat and poultry should be
wrapped securely so leakage and
contamination of other foods or
surfaces does not occur.
Deli Drawer
(some models)
Some models are equipped with a
Deli Drawer for storage of
luncheon meats
spreads
cheeses
other deli items
Beverage Organizer
(some models)
The Beverage Organizer slides out from underneath the glide-out
shelf. This holds up to 12 cans of desired beverages.
To remove and replace organizer:
Before removing organizer,
empty contents.
Remove organizer
(A)
by pulling
organizer forward until it catches
on grooves
(B)
in shelf rail
(C)
.
Lift organizer front and pull out.
To replace, guide organizer
(A)
into shelf rails
(C)
until forward
movement is stopped by groove
(B)
. Lift organizer front and ease
organizer toward back of unit.
Frozen Food Storage
•
The freezer compartment should
be kept between
0° and 2° F
•
A freezer operates most efficiently
when it is at least two thirds full.
Packaging Foods for Freezing
•
To minimize 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-flavor (freezer
burn).
•
Wrap fresh meats and poultry with
suitable freezer wrap before
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.
•
When freezing fresh food, leave
space between the 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 door shelves. These
foods are best stored in the freezer
interior where the temperature
varies less.
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B
C
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