Whirlpool EHT171XKWR0 User manual

NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER
Whpool
CORPORATION
USC and Care
Guide
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Please read
this Use and
Care Guide
before you do
anything else...
It will help you get the long-
est useful life your refrigerator
can give.
It tells you how to start your
refrigerator, clean it, move
shelves and adjust controls. It
even tells you what to do if you
hear strange sounds or think
something is wrong.
Treat your new refrigerator
with care. Use it only to do what
home refrigerators are de-
signed to do. It will pay you
back with the years of service
it was built to give.
Butter
Control I
Base Grill
Model and
Serial Number
Plate
Copy Your Model Number
and Serial Number Here
If you have to call for service, the service technician
will ask for your Model and Serial Numbers. Your refriger-
ator has these numbers on a plate just above the base
ace. Your warranty and
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Purchase/Installation Date

Before you plug it in
IMPORTANT
This isthe only fine print you’ll find in this booklet.
l is used only for jobs expected of home
Please read it to be sure you use your refrigerator refrigerators.
properly.
l is properly maintained.
We build refrigerators to last, but we can’t con- l is out of the weather.
trol how they are used. Before using your refriger-
l is used in an area where the room temperature
ator, you are personally responsible for making will not fall below 55” F.(13” C).
sure that it...
l is not run where there are explosive fumes.
l is installed and leveled on a floor that will hold
l is not used by children or others who may not
the weight, and in an area suitable for its size understand how it should be used.
and use.
l is not loaded with food before it has time to get
l is connected only to the right kind of outlet, with properly cold.
the right electric supply and grounding.
Snug is fine,
but do you want it
that way?
Wall
Right to Raise;
Left to lower
3-prong
grounding type
wall receptacle lF--=ill
Refrigerator
Power Cord
Recommended
Grounding Method
Pick the Right Place.
Save steps by putting your refrigerator near the sink and next to a
countertop. It should not be near a stove, radiator, water heater or
any source of heat...including direct sunlight.
You can install it flush against the wall in back. Leave % inch
(1.3 cm) clearance against cabinets on each side for ease of instal-
lation. Do you want it in a corner? Leave some room on the wall side
if you want the doors to open wider.
Planning to add the automatic ice maker? Will the refrigerator be
neara cold water pipe? Some people run the water line through the
floor to the basement. Others run it behind the cabinets to the pipes
under the sink.
Make Sure It’s level.
Your refrigerator is on rollers; the two front ones are adjustable for
leveling.
Remove the base grill to uncover the leveling screws. With a
screwdriver, turn each screw to the right to raise the front. Turn them
to the left to lower the front. (If you have someone tilt the top of the
refrigerator back while turning, it will be easier.)
Keep adjusting one or the other until the refrigerator won’t rock.
Then raise or lower both by the same number of turns until the refrig-
erator is level (use a level to check this). If you don’t have a level, the
refrigerator will be about right when you can open the doors part
way and they will stay where you put them.
Peel Off the labels.
Remove the Consumer Buy Guide label and other inside labels
before using the refrigerator. Any glue left can be taken off with
rubbing alcohol.
Do not remove the Tech Sheet fastened behlnd the base grill.
Wash It.
To clean your refrigerator before using it, check the washing in-
structions in this booklet.
Plug It In.
A 120 Volt, 60 Hz.. AC only, 15 ampere fused electrical supply is
required. It is recommended that a separate circuit serving only this
appliance be provided.
Do not use an extension cord. Use a receptacle which cannot be
turned off with a switch or pull chain.

Cleaning your refrigerator
Grill-holding labs
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Lift Up
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Notice the
Notched Corner on the
Defrost-water Pan
Both the refrigerator and freezer sections defrost automatically.
But both should be cleaned about once a month to help prevent
odors from building up. Of course, spills should be wiped up right
away.
To clean your refrigerator, unplug it, turn the Temperature Control
to OFF, take out all removable parts, and clean it according to the
following directions.
Inside.
You can wash the parts you take out in the sink with a mild soap or
mild detergent and warm water. Harsh cleansers, scouring powders
and solvents should never be used on any part of your refrigerator.
Wash the walls with a solution of two tablespoons (309) of baking
soda mixed with one quart (IL) of warm water. Rinse well and dry. Let
the freezer warm up with the door open for 10 or 15 minutes so the
cloth doesn’t stick.
The inside of the door, including the gasket, should be washed
with warm water and a mild soap or mild detergent.
Do not use cleaning waxes, concentrated detergents, bleaches
or cleansers containing petroleum products. They can damage the
gasket and plastic finish.
Outside.
Cleaning waxes are not recommended. Just use warm water and
a mild soap or mild detergent. Rinse well and dry. If you want to wax,
use a special appliance wax or a good auto paste wax that does
not contain solvents.
Underneath.
To remove the base grill, open the door and lifi up on the two tabs
that show through the grill at both ends near the top. When you’ve
lifted the tabs, swing the top of the grill forward. Lift the grill off the
bottom supports.
The defrost water pan is on the left and the condenser is on the
right. Pull out the defrost pan and wash. Make sure the notched
corner is in the rear when you put it back, and that you push it all the
way in. The defrost drain tube should point into the pan.
Clean dust from the condenser with a vacuum cleaner. The con-
denser should be cleaned every two or three months.
To clean the floor under the refrigerator, make sure you don’t roll it
out farther than the ice-maker water supply line allows.
Heat is removed from your refrigerator and transferred to the con-
denser. From there, the heat is spread into the room. Dust on the
condenser insulates it and stops the heat from leaving it. If the heat
can’t get out easily, the refrigerator will have to run longer to keep
food cold.
Energy Saving Tips
You can help your refrigerator use less electricity.
l Check door gaskets for a tight seal. Level the
cabinet to be sure of a good seal.
l Clean the condenser coil regularly.
l Open the door as few times as possible. Think
about what you need before you open the door.
Get everything out at one time. Keep foods or-
ganized so you won’t have to search for what
you want. Close door as soon as food is removed.
l Go ahead and fill up the refrigerator, but don’t
overcrowd it so air movement is blocked.
l It is a waste of electricity to set the refrigerator
and freezer to temperatures colder than they
need to be. If ice cream is firm in the freezer and
drinks are as cold as your family likes them. that’s
cold enough.
l Keep the power-saving heater control switch on
OFF unless moisture forms on the refrigerator
exterior.
l Make sure your refrigerator is not next to a heat
source such as a range, water heater, furnace,
radiator, or in direct sunlight.
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Using your refrigerator
Air Outlet
CONTROL CONSOLE n IIIBWBB f
Temperature
Control Dial
Air Control Dial
Setting the Controls.
The Temperature Control and Air Control dials are on a console
inside the refrigerator. To start the refrigerator, turn the TEMP.CONTROL
dial to 3 and the AIR CONTROL dial to B. These are normal settings.
It takes time for your refrigerator to reach proper storage temper-
atures. When you first turn it on, it will run continuously until the interior
gets properly cold. Before loading with food, be sure the refrigerator
has cycled at least once (turned on, turned off, and on again).
Controls will be set about right if your milk or juice is as cold as your
family likes it, and when ice cream is firm.
The control console has directions for raising or lowering the tem-
peratures, if needed.
Off Setting
Helps Save Energy
Power Saving Control.
The Power Saving Control inside your refrigerator controls electric
heaters. These heaters help prevent moisture from forming on the
outside of the refrigerator when humidity is high. Use the OFF setting
when humidity is low to help save electricity. Use ON only if moisture
forms on the outside of the refrigerator.
Adjusting the Shelves.
Tilt the Front;
Lift the Back
Adjust your refrigerator shelves to match your food storage needs
, for tall items, short items or sizes in between.
To remove a shelf, tilt up at the front. Then lift up at the back. To
replace it, keep it tilted. Guide the rear hooks into the slots in the shelf
brackets. Lower the front.
Removing Non-Adjustable Shelves.
To remove a shelf, lift up the front. Then lift up at the back. To
replace it, put the rear notches onto the shelf supports. Lower the
front into place.
Reversing the Door Swing.
You can change the hinges on your refrigerator so the doors open
the other way. If you rearrange your kitchen or move your refrigera-
tor to a new kitchen, you might like your doors to open the other way.
Refer to the enclosed instruction sheet,
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, Push in the Center;
Pull Down
A Twist of the Wrists
Raise Signal
Arm to Stop Ice Maker.
Lower Signal
Arm to Start It.
Push the Tab
to Clear the Cover
Snap Back Into Place
Removing the light Shield.
You may want to remove the light shield when cleaning, or for
changing the bulb. First, unplug the refrigerator. Then, push lightly on
the upper center of the shield until the notched tab is free from the
console. Pull down until the tab clears, then lift the back hooks out of
their slots.
To replace it, do the reverse.
Ice Cube Trays.
To remove ice from the flexible ice trays, hold a tray at both ends,
as shown. Slightly twist the tray; the ice will come out easily.
If cubes are not used for a number of weeks, they may become
smaller. The moving air is so cold that it starts a slow evaporation.
(That’s also why its so important to wrap food carefully.) The longer
they are stored, the smaller they can get.
Optional ICE MAGIC@ Automatic Ice Maker.
If you have the automatic ice maker accessory (Part No. ECKMF-61,
or plan to add one, there are a few things you will want to know:
l On the side of your ice maker is a wire signal arm. When it’s down,
the ice maker will make ice automatically. Raise the arm to shut
off the ice maker.
l Shake the bin occasionally to keep cubes separated, and to
obtain increased storage capacity. It is normal for the cubes to be
attached by a corner. They will break apart easily.
l You will hear water running when the ice maker is working. You’ll
hear ice fall into the bin. Don’t let these new sounds bother you.
l The ice maker will not operate until the freezer is cold enough to
make ice. This can take overnight.
l Because of new plumbing connections, the first ice may be dis-
colored or off-flavored.
l Your ice maker will work faster when the freezer is colder. If you
want more ice, turn the Temperature Control dial to a higher num-
ber, or turn the Air Control dial toward a higher number.
l If you remove the ice bin, make sure you raise the signal arm to
shut off operation. When you put the bin back, make sure its all the
way in and the arm is lowered.
l If cubes are stored too long, they may develop an off-flavor...like
stale water. Throw them away. They will be replaced. Cubes in the
ice bin can also become smaller by evaporation.
Moving the Meat Pan and Cover.
The meat pan can be fitted under any of the shelves...in the mid-
dle or either side. To move it, remove the meat pan by pulling for-
ward, lifting over the stops and pulling it out the rest of the way.
Remove the cover by lifting up the front and pulling the unit for-
ward and out. To replace it, fit the notches in the sides of the cover
over the center shelf support. Lower the cover into place and slide
the meat pan into the side supports.
Removing the Crispers and Crisper Covers.
To remove the crispers, slide them out until they stop. Lift the front a
little and slide them the rest of the way out.
Each cover is held in place by two pegs at the back and two
notched tabs in the front. Press the tabs out of the way to lift the front.
Lift the back off the pegs.
To put the covers back, replace the center leg. Replace each
cover by first fitting the back notches over the pegs. Then push the
front down into the notched tabs.
The center leg can be made shorter or longer to help level the
crisper covers, if necessary. Hold the leg and turn the top part
counter-clockwlse to make the leg longer. Turn it clockwise to shorten
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Sounds you may hear.
floor, walls and metal cabinets can make the sounds
Your new refrigerator may make sounds that your seem louder.
old one didn’t. Because the sounds are new to you, The following chart describes the kinds of sounds
you might be concerned about them. Don’t be Most that might be new to you, and what may be making
of the new sounds are normal Hard surfaces like the them.
Possible Sounds: Probable Causes:
l Slight Hum; Soft hiss: Your refrigerator has two fans; you may hear the fan motors and moving air.
l Clicking or Snapping The defrost timer makes a definite click when the refrigerator stops running.
Sounds: It also makes a sound when the refrigerator starts.
l Water Sounds: When the refrigerator stops running, you may hear gurgling in the tubing for
a few minutes after it stops. You may also hear defrost water running into the
defrost water pan.
l Ice Maker Sounds: If your refrigerator has an Ice maker, you may hear CI buzzing [from the
water valve), trickling water and the clatter of ice dumped into the bin.
l Running Sounds: Your refrigerator has a high-efficiency compressor and motor. It will run
longer than older designs. It may even seem to run most of the time.
Vacation and
moving care
Short Vacations.
No need to shut off the refrigerator if You will be away for only a
few weeks. Use up the perishables; freeze other items. If Your refrig-
erator is equipped with an automatic ice maker, turn off Your ice
maker: 1) raise the signal arm; 2) shut off the water supply to the ice
maker. Empty the ice bin.
long Vacations.
Remove all the food if You are going for a month or more. If Your
refrigerator is equipped with an automatic ice maker, at least a day
ahead, turn off the water supply to the ice maker. When the last load
of ice drops, lift the signal arm.
Unplug the refrigerator and clean it...rinse well and dry. Tape
rubber or wood blocks to both doors...keeping them open far enough
for air to get in. This will keep odor and mold from building up.
Tape the blocks out of a child’s reach...do not allow children
near the refrigerator when the doors are blocked open.
To restart refrigerator, see “Using Your Refrigerator.”
Moving.
If Your refrigerator is equipped with an automatic ice maker, shut
off the ice maker water supply a day ahead of time. Disconnect the
water line. Afterthe last supply of ice drops, lift the signal arm to turn
off the ice maker.
Remove all food. Pack frozen foods in dry ice. Unplug the refriger-
ator and clean it thoroughly.
Remove everything that comes out. Wrap all parts well and tape
them together so they don’t shift and rattle.
Screw in the leveling rollers; tape the doors shut; tape the electric
cord to the cabinet. When You get to Your new home, put everything
back, level it, reconnect the water supply and refer to the “Before
Using ...” page.
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Food storage guide
STORING FRESHFOOD
There is o right way to package and store refrig-
erated or frozen foods. To keep foods fresher, longer,
take the time to study these recommended steps.
Leafy Vegetables .Remove the store wrop-
ping and trim or tear off bruised and discolored
areas. Wash in coo water and drain. Leave some
water on the leaves as they go into the crisper. Cold,
moist air helps keep leafy vegetables fresh and
crisp. Your refrigerator has sealing gaskets to help
keep that humid air in the crisper.
Vegetables with Skins (tomatoes, peppers)
Wash, dry and store in Q crisper.
Fruits .Wash. dry and store in a crisper. Do not
wash or hull berries until they ore ready to use. Sort
and keep berries in their store container in a crisper,
or store in a loosely closed paper bog on a refrig-
erator shelf.
Meat* Meat is perishable and expensive...you
won’t wont to waste on ounce of it through careless
handling. The following list and chart give you
packaging hints and time limits. Store meat in the
meat pan.
Milk Wipe milk cartons. Store on a shelf insid
the refrigerator. Do not store on a door shelf.
Beverages Wipe bottles and cans. Store on
door shelf or inside the refrigerator.
Butter .Store what you might use in a day c
the serving dish in the Butter Compartment. Whe
you hove extra, wrap in freezer packaging on
freeze.
Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat in
the store wrapping. You con freeze it in the wrap
and store it for one or two weeks. If you wont to keep
it frozen longer, you should wrap it with special
freezer wrapping material.
Cheese .Store in the original wrapping un
you ore ready to use it. Once opened, re-wra
tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
Condiments .Store small jars and bottles (co
sup, mustard, jelly. olives] on the door shelves wher
they ore in easy reach.
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the leftovers .Always cover leftovers with plasti
market wrapping paper and re-wrap loosely in wrap or aluminum foil to keep food from drying oc
waxed paper or aluminum foil for storing it unfrozen. Plastic containers with tight lids ore fine, too.
Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat witl
waxed paper, plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Store
immediately.
Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Han-
bacon. sausage, cold cuts, etc., keep best in origi
nal wrappings. Once opened, tightly re-wrap il
plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
Canned Ham. Store in refrigerator unless the la
bel soys it’s okay to store on the shelf. Do not freeze
Fresh Poultry. Loosen the market wrapping ant
store in the supermarket troy, or loosely wrap ir
waxed paper or plastic wrap.
STORAGECHARTFORFRESHAND CUREDMEAT*
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Approximate Time
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Variety Meats .-. 1.1. 1 to 2
Chicken 1 to 2
Ground Beef . 1 to 2
Steaks and Roasts 3 to 5
Cured Meats 7 to 10
Bacon 5to7
ColdCuts 3to5
‘If meat is to be stored longer than the times given,
follow the dIrectIons for freezing
NOTE: Fresh fish and shellfish should be used the
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Eggs Stofe without washing in the original co
ton or use the Utility Bin that come with you
refrigerator.
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FREEZING & STORING FROZEN
Your refrigerator has a freezer section designed
to keep temperatures in the zero zone
(- 17.8”C)...the recommended frozen food storage
temperature It can freeze bargarns in freshness
and price, and convenient meals You can make
ahead of time.
Here are some basics to help get you ac-
quainted with your new freezer. For detailed reci-
pes, many excellent books are available
Packaging-The only big secret to successful
freezing IS In the packaging. The wrap must be air,
moisture and vapor proof. This wrap IS not enough
If the sealing allows air, moisture or vapors in.
Rigid polyethylene containers with tight-fittrng
Irds, straight-sided cannrng I freezing tars. heavy-
duty alumrnum foil, plastic-coated paper and
polyethylene plastic are recommended. Note:
Heat-sealed boilrng bags are easy to use, and
other firms supply polyethylene bags to be used by
themselves or carton liners.
Sealing- When sealing foods in bags squeeze
out the air [liquids need headspace to allow for
expansion). Twist the top and turn It back. Fasten
tre securely around the doubled-over tail. Put the
label inside transparent bags, use self-adhesive
label on outside of opaque ones.
Air-tight wrapping calls for “drugstore” wrap Cut
the sheet about one-third longer than the distance
around the food Bring the ends together and fold
in (toward the food) at least twice to seal out air
Crease ends close to food, press air from package.
Fold tips over twice. Finish package and tape
closed. NOTE: With unboned meats, pad sharp
edges with extra wrap or use stockinette to protect
the wrap from punctures
DO NOT USE
l Bread wrappers
l Nonpolyethylene plastic containers
l Containers without tight lids
l Waxed paper
l Wax-coated freezer wrap
None of these are totally moisture. air or va-
por proof
Freezing Fruits-Select ripe, blemish-free fruits.
Be sure they taste as good as they look Wash 2 to
3 quarts (liters) at a time and dram Fruit that stands
in water may lose food value and become. soggy.
Sort, peel, trim, pit and slice as needed.
Pack In rigid wide-mouthed containers or other
recommended material Leave head space to al-
low liquids to expand during freezing. Refer to a
Freezer Book for packing recipes.

Freezing Vegetables-Freeze only fresh hrgh-
quality vegetables picked when barely mature
For best results, freeze no more than 2 to 3 hours
after picking Wash In cold water, sort and cut into
approprrate sizes. Blanch or scald. Pack In recom-
mended container and freeze.
Do not freeze lettuce, celery, carrot sticks, pota-
toes or fresh tomatoes. All will become limp or
mushy. Tomatces will collapse when thawed.
Refer to freezer book for further Information
Freezing Cooked Food - Prepare cooked foods
as you would for the table, shorten cooking time 10
to15 mrnutes to allow for additional cooking during
reheating. Omit seasonings and part of the liquid.
Plan to add them at reheating time. Potatoes should
also be added to soup and stew at heating time.
Add crumb and cheese toppings at heating time.
Cool as rapidly as possible and freeze at once.
Lrquid or semi-liquid dishes may be frozen in rec-
ommended contarners with heod~spoce Casser-
oles and other more solid foods may be frozen in
the bakrng container. If you don’t want to leave
your casserole dish In the freezer, lrne It wrfh foil
Bake, cool, freeze, lift out the foil package, bag it
and return to freezer
Freezing Meats-The meat you thaw can only
be as good as the meat you freeze “Drugstore”
wrap In meal-size packages. Flat cuts or patties
should be wrapped Individually or In layers sepa-
rated by a double thickness of freezer wrap.
Freezing Baked Goods-Wrap baked breads
in recommended material. Thaw In wrapping. Un
baked yeast breads can be frozen after the first
rrsing. Punch down, wrap and freeze.
Bake cookies as usual. Cool and freeze on trays.
then pack In recommended freezer bags or car-
tons. Unbaked cookies may be dropped, molded
or rolled and frozen on cookie trays. Store in bag or
carton, bake without thawing. Refrigerator-type
cookres can be wrapped and frozen in roll form.
Thaw only enough to slice when ready to bake.
Fruit pres are best frozen unbaked. Bake without
thawing. Bake pecan and similar pies before
freezing...rich fillings do not freeze solid. Cut steam
vents in top crusts when ready to bake.

IMPORTANT: Do not expect your
freezer to quick-freeze any large
quantity of food. No more than 2 to
3 pounds of fresh meat or 3 to 4
pounds of vegetables per cubic foot
of freezer space. leave enough
space for air to circulate around
packages. Be careful to leave
enough room at the tront so the door
can close tightly.
FROZENFOODSTORAGECHART
Storage times’ will vary according to the
quality of the food, the type of packaging or
wrap used [moisture and vapor-proof), and
the storage temperature (should be at 0’ F
(-18°C)).
Food
FRUITS Storage time
Fruit juice concentrate 12 months
Commercially frozen fruit 12 months
Citrus fruit and juices 4 to 6 months
Others 8 to 12 months
VEGETABLES
Commercially frozen 8 months
Home frozen 8 to 12 months
MEAT
Bacon 4 weeks or less
Corned beet 2 weeks
Cured ham 1to 2 months
(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 . . . . . . .._._._ 4to8 months
Sausage, fresh 1 to 2 months
Steaks and chops:
Beef 8 to 12 months
Lamb, veal, pork 3 to 9 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
Whole chicken or turkey 12 months
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6months
Giblets . . . . 2 to 3 months
Cooked poultry w/gravy 6 months
Slices (no gravy) . 1 month
Food
MAIN DISHES Storage time
Stews; meat, poultry
and fish casserole 2 to 3 months
TV dinners,, 3 to 6 months
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Butter 2 to 9 months
Margarine 2 to 9 months
Cheese:
Camembert, dry curd
cottage, farmer’s,
Roquefort, blue _. 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 4 weeks
EGGS
Whole (mixed] 9 to 12 months
Whites 9 to 12 months
Yolks _.,.,,,_,._.__...., 9tol2months
(Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mrxed
eggs)
BAKED GOODS
Yeast breads and roils 3 months
Baked Brown ‘N Serve
roils 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 1to 2 months
Pie dough only 4 to 6 months
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If electricity goes off
Call the power company Ask how long power WIII
be off.
1. If service ISto be Interrupted 24 hours or less,
keep freezer closed Most food will 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 about 20 pounds of dry ice on top
of the food, using preces as large as pos-
sible Protect your hands with gloves.
[c) If neither food locker storage nor dry ice
ISavailable, use or can perishable food
at once.
3. A full freezer will stay cold 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 Use this qurckly. If the conditton
of the food IS poor or you have any susprcrons,
it is wise to dispose of it.