WHIRLPOOL ED20AKXSW00
Owner's Manual

IMPORTANT: Do not expect freeze any large quantity

your freezer to quickof food. Put no more

Food

Storage

Time

unfrozen food into the freezer than will freeze within 24 hours. (No more than 2 to 3 pounds of food per cubic foot of freezer space.) leave enough space for air to circulate around packages. Be careful to leave enough room at the front so the door can close tightly.

FOOD STORAGE CHART

DAIRY PRODUCTS Butter ...................... 6 to 9 months Margarine ..................... 12 months Cheese: Camembert, Mozzarella, farmer�s .................... 3 months Creamed cottage ...... DO NOT FREEZE Cheddar, Edam, Gouda, Swiss, brick, etc. ........ 6 to 8 weeks Freezing can change texture of cheese. Ice cream, ice milk, sherbet ..... 2 months EGGS Whole (mixed) ................. 12 months Whites ......................... 12 months Yolks ........................... 12months [Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed eggs] BAKED GOODS Yeast breads and rolls .......... 3 months Baked Brown �N Serve rolls ...... 3 months Unbaked breads ................ 1 month Quick breads .............. 2 to 3 months Cakes, unfrosted ........... 2 to 4 months Cakes, frosted ............ 8 to 12 months Fruit cakes .................... 12 months Cookie dough .................. 3 months Baked cookies ............ 8 to 12 months Baked pies ................. 1 to 2 months Pie dough only ............. 4 to 6 months Based on U.S.D.A. and Michigan Cooperative Extension Service suggested storage times.

Storage times will vary according to the quality Df the food, the type of packaging or wrap used lmoisture and vapor-proof), and the storage iemperature which should be 0°F ( -17.8°C). Food Storage Time FRUITS Fruit juice concentrate ........ 12 months Commercially frozen fruit ...... 12 months Citrus fruit and juices ....... 4 to 6 months Others .................... 8tol2months VEGETABLES Commercially frozen ........... 8 months Home frozen .............. 8 to 12 months MEAT Bacon .................... 4 weeks or less Corned beef .............. 4 weeks or less (Salting meat shortens freezer life) Frankfurters ..................... 1 month Ground beef, lamb, veal .... 2 to 3 months Roasts: Beef .................... 6 to 12 months lamb and veal ........... 6 to 9 months Pork.. .................... 4to8months Sausage, fresh ............. 1 to 2 months Steaks and chops: Beef .................... 8 to 12 months lamb, veal, pork ......... 3 to 4 months FISH Cod, flounder, haddock sole .......................... 6 months Blue fish, salmon ........... 2 to 3 months Mackerel, perch ............ 2 to 3 months Breaded fish (purchased) ...... 3 months Clams, oysters, cooked fish, crab, scallops ....... 3 to 4 months Alaskan king crab ............ 10 months Shrimp, uncooked ............. 12 months POULTRY Chicken or turkey, whole or parts .............. 12 months Duck .......................... 6months Giblets .................... 2to3months Cooked poultry w/gravy ....... 6 months Slices (no gravy) ................ 1 month MAIN DISHES Stews; meat, poultry and fish casserole ....... 2 to 3 months TV dinners ................. 3 to 6 months

If electricity goes off Call the power company. Ask how long power will be off 1. If service is to be interrupted 24 hours or less, keep both doors closed. This will help frozen foods to stay frozen. 2. If service is to be interrupted longer than 24 hours. (a) Remove all frozen food and store in a frozen food locker. Or... (b) Place 2 Ibs (0.9 kg) of dry ice in freezer for every cu. ft of freezer space. This will keep frozen foods for 2 to 4 days. Wear glOVeS to protect your hands from dry ice burns. (c] If neither food locker storage nor dry ice is available, use or can perishable food at once. 3. A full freezer will stay colder longer than a partly filled one. A freezer full of meat will stay cold longer than a freezer full of baked goods. If food contains ice crystals, it may be safely refrozen, although the quality and flavor may be affected. If the condition of the food is poor or if you feel it is unsafe, dispose of it.

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