LG LFCC22426S Owners Manual - Page 32

32 OPERATION Storing Frozen Food Check a freezer guide or a reliable cookbook for further information about preparing food for freezing or food storage times. Freezing Your freezer will not quick-freeze a large quantity of food. Do not put more 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 in the freezer for air to circulate around packages. Be careful to leave enough room at the front so the door can close tightly. Storage times will vary according to the quality and type of food, the type of packaging or wrap used (how airtight and moisture-proof) and the storage temperature. Ice crystals inside a sealed package are normal. This simply means that moisture in the food and air inside the package have condensed, creating ice crystals. NOTE ••Allow hot foods to cool at room temperature for 30 minutes, and then package and freeze. Cooling hot foods before freezing saves energy. Packaging Successful freezing depends on correct packaging. When you close and seal the package, it must not allow air or moisture in or out. If it does, you could have food odor and taste transfer throughout the refrigerator and could also dry out frozen food. Packaging recommendations ••Rigid plastic containers with tight-fitting lids ••Straight-sided canning/freezing jars ••Heavy-duty aluminum foil ••Plastic-coated paper ••Non-permeable plastic wraps ••Specified freezer-grade self-sealing plastic bags Follow package or container instructions for proper freezing methods. Do not use ••Bread wrappers ••Non-polyethylene plastic containers ••Containers without tight lids ••Wax paper or wax-coated freezer wrap ••Thin, semi-permeable wrap Humidity Controlled Crispers The crispers provide fresher tasting fruit and vegetables by letting you easily control humidity inside the drawer. You can control the amount of humidity in the moisture-sealed crispers by adjusting the control to any setting between Vegetables and Fruit. ••Vegetables keeps moist air in the crisper for best storage of fresh, leafy vegetables. ••Fruit lets moist air out of the crisper for best storage of fruit. Durabase® The Durabase® divider allows you to organize the Durabase® area into sections. It can be adjusted from side to side to accommodate items of different sizes. WARNING ••If the Durabase® divider is removed, there is enough open space for children or pets to crawl inside. To prevent accidental child and pet entrapment or suffocation risk, DO NOT allow children or pets to touch or go near the drawer.