GE CA10 Use And Care Manual page 5

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Continually rotatefrozen foods to
the frontof the freezerso the longest-
frozen foods are used first.
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10.Storefrozenfoodsimmediately.
Commercially frozenfood can be
storedanyplaceinthe freezer. T hese
foods should not be allowedto thaw
before being placed in the freezer.
Cooling coils welded to shelves
hastenfreezingwhen food is placed
in direct contact with shelves.
The amber POWERON light,
when glowing,indicates that
electrical p ower is being supplied
to the freezer.
The red TEMI?MONITORlight,
when glowing, indicates that the
temperature inside the freezer is
about 20*F.or warmer.
The ON-OFF ALARM, when ON,
buzzessimultaneously with the
glowing of the red light to provide
additional warning of high freezer
temperatures.
You'llfind these materials helpful
in preparing foods for the freezer: 1. Freezethe best. Freezeonly
top-quality foods. Freezing retains
quality and flavor; it cannot improve
quality.
@ Large kettle with close-fitting lid
for blanching vegetables and fruits
~ Fine sieve or small colander to
' put vegetables in for blanching
Caution: Adding more than 3
pounds of warm food per cubic foot
of freezer capacity can trigger the
alarm system.
2. Keep work area clean.
3. Workquickly. The quicker fruits
and vegetables are frozen after
picking, the better the frozen
product will be. You'll save time,
too, with less culling and sorting.
@ Assortment of knives for cutting
up meat, fruits and vegetables
hen you get your new freezer,
he C) N-OFF A LARM will be in the
oFFpositionsoitwill
not buzzduring
initial start-up. When the freezer
has run long enough and the red
TEMf?MONITORlightstopsglowing,
turn on the ON-OFF ALARM—
push key or eraser end of a pencil
into the hole marked ON and
switch the rocker switch.
~ Rolls of absorbent paper towels or
soft cloth towels for draining foods
4. Choose correct packaging
materials. Frozen foods will dry
out if not properly wrapped or
packaged. Both rigid containers
and flexible bags or wrappers
can be used. Make sure they are
especially designed for freezing.
~ Proper freezer packaging
materials for various types of food
(see page 10)
~ Small loading funnel for fruit and
vegetable containers, to keep
sealing edge clean
UI G lass marking pencil for labeling
packages
The signal lights and buzzer
operate on household electrical
power,and will not perform if power
to the freezer is cut off.
5. Follow reliable instructions for
freezing different types of food.
~ Roll of freezer tape
6. Freeze foods in practical meal-
sized packages.
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(onmodelssoequipped)
7. Fill container properly. When
placing liquid or semi-liquid foods
in containers, leave about 1/2" at
top (1-1/2"for glass containers) to
allow for expansion during freezing.
The key for the spring-loaded lock
is automatically ejected—key will
not remain in lock in either the
open or closed position. Keep the
key out of reach of children and
away from the freezec
TOquick-freeze small amounts of
food, place it in direct contact with
any refrigerated shelf.
8. Freeze correct quantities.
There is an established maximum
of food your freezer is designed to
freeze at one time—approximately
3 pounds per cubic foot of freezer
capacity. In normal position, your
freezer's control dial will maintain
sufficiently low temperatures in the
freezer to freeze recommended
quantities of food.
Toquick-freeze large amounts of
food, turn control to No. Z Return it
to No. 4 after freezing is completed.
Lets you store frozen food packages
Never freeze more than three
pounds of food per cubic foot of
freezer capacity at onetime.
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frozen juice cans. Some models
have two juice-can shelves.
If you have a large quantity of food
to freeze, store part of it in your
refrigerator'sfresh food compartment
until the first quantity is frozen.
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