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Food storage location
Due t o t he co ld air circu lat io n in t he ref rig erat o r, t he t em p erat u re o f each area in t he ref rig erat o r is d if f eren t ,
so d if f eren t kin d s o f f o o d sho u ld b e p laced in d if f erent areas.
The f resh f o o d co m p art m en t is su it ab le f o r t he st o rag e o f su ch f o o d s as n eed n o t t o b e f ro zen , t he co o ked
f o o d , b eer, eg g s, so m e co n d im en t s t hat n eed co ld p reservat io n , m ilk, f ru it ju ice, et c. The crisp er b o x is
su it ab le f o r t he p reservat io n o f veg et ab les, f ru it s, et c.
The f reezer co m p art m en t is su it ab le f o r t he st o rag e o f ice cream , f ro zen f o o d an d t he f o o d s t o b e p reserved
f o r a lo n g t im e.
Use of the fresh food compartment
Frid g e shelf : W hen rem o vin g t he shelf , lif t it u p f irst , an d t hen p u ll it o u t ; an d w hen in st allin g t he shelf , p lace
it in t o p o sit io n b ef o re p u t t in g it d o w n . Keep t he shelf rear f lan g e u p w ard , t o p reven t f o o d s f ro m co n t act t he
lin er w all. W hen t akin g o u t o r p u t t in g in t he shelf , ho ld it f irm ly, an d han d le w it h care t o avo id d am ag e.
Crisp er b o x: Pu ll o u t t he crisp er b o x f o r access t o f o o d . A f t er u sin g o r clean in g t he co ver p lat e o f t he crisp er
b o x, b e su re t o pu t it b ack o n t o t he crisp er, so t hat t he in t ern al t em p erat u re of t he crisp er b o x w ill n o t b e
af f ect ed .
Use of the crisper humidity regulating rod
The hu m id it y reg u lat ing ro d o f t he crisp er b o x is d esig n t o m ain t ain t he hum id it y an d f reshn ess o f t he
veg et ab lesst o red in sid e.
W hen t he hu m id it y reg u lat in g ro d is slid e t o t he rig ht , w it h m o re ho les exp o sed , lo w er hu m id it y w ill b e kep t
in sid e t he crisp er b o x.
W hen t he hu m id it y reg u lat in g ro d is slid e t o t he lef t , w it h less ho les exp o sed , hig her hu m id it y w ill b e kep t
in sid e t he crisp er b o x.
Cautions for food storage
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d b et t er clean t he f o o d s an d w ip e t hem d ry b ef o re st o rin g t hem in sid e t he ref rig erat o r. Bef o re f o o d s
are p u t in t he ref rig erat o r, it is ad visab le t o seal t hem u p , so as t o p reven t w at er evap o rat io n t o keep f resh
f ru it s an d veg et ab les o n o n e han d , an d p reven t t ain t o f o d o r o n t he o t her han d .
Do n o t p u t t o o m an y o r t o o w eig ht f o o d s in sid e t he ref rig erat o r. Keep en o u g h sp ace b et w een f o o d s; if t o o
clo se, t he co ld air f lo w w ill b e b lo cked , t hu s af f ect ing t he ref rig erat io n ef f ect . Do n o t st o re excessive o r
o verw eig ht f o o d s, t o avo id t he shelf f ro m b ein g crushed . W hen st o rin g t he f oo d s, keep a d ist an ce aw ay
f ro m t he in n er w all; an d d o n o t p lace t he w at er-rich f o o d s t o o clo se t o t he f rid g e rear w all, lest t hey g et
f ro zen o n t he in n er w all.
Cat eg o rized st o rag e o f f o o d s
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Fo o d s sh o u ld b e st o red b y cat eg o ry, w it h t he f o o d s yo u eat every d ay p laced
in f ro n t o f t he shelf , so t hat t he d o o r o p en d u rat io n can b e sho rt en ed an d f o o d sp o ilag e d u e t o exp irat io n
can b e avo id .
En erg y-savin g t ip s: A llo w t he h o t f o o d co o l d o w n t o t he ro o m t em p erat u re b ef o re p u t t in g it in t he
ref rig erat o r. Pu t t he f ro zen f o o d in t he f resh f o o d co m p art m en t t o t haw , u sin g t he lo w t em p erat u re o f t he
f ro zen f o o d t o co o l t he f resh f o o d , t hu s savin g en erg y.
Storage of fruits and vegetables
In t he case o f ref rig erat in g ap p lian ces w it h chill co m p art m en t , a st at em en t t o t h e ef f ect t hat so m e t yp es o f
f resh veg et ab les an d f ru it s are sen sit ive t o co ld an d t heref o re are n o t su it ab le f o r st o rag e in t his kin d o f
co m p art m en t sho u ld b e m ad e.
Use of the frozen food storage compartment
The f reezer t em p erat u re is co n t ro lled b elo w -1 8
℃
, an d it is ad visab le t o st o re t he f o o d f o r lo n g -t erm
p reservat io n in t he f reezer co m p art m en t , b u t t he st o rag e d u rat io n in d icat ed o n t he f o o d p ackag in g sho u ld
b e ad hered t o .
The f reezer d raw ers are u sed t o st o re f o o d t hat n eed s t o b e f ro zen . Fish an d m eat o f larg e b lo ck size sho u ld
b e cu t in t o sm all p ieces an d p acked in t o f resh-keep in g b ag s b ef o re t hey are even ly d ist rib u t ed in sid e t he
f reezer d raw ers.
Fast f reezin g
1.
Ref er t o t he d escrip t io n ab o u t f ast f reezin g f u n ct io n in t he
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Fu n ct io n
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sect io n .
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Co m p ared w it h t he n o rm al f reezin g , f ast f reezin g en ab les f o o d t o p ass t hro u g h t he m axim um ice
cryst al f o rm at io n zo n e at t he f ast est sp eed . Fast f reezin g can f reeze t he f o o d w at er co n t en t in t o f in e ice
cryst als, w it ho u t d am ag in g t he cell m em b ran e, so cell ju ice w ill n o t b e lo st w hen t haw in g , an d t h e
o rig in al f reshn ess an d n u t rit io n o f f o o d can b e m ain t ain ed .