Kenmore ELITE 795.7104 - Manual (Page 21)

USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR
Freezing
Your freezer will not quick-freeze any large quantity
of food. Do not put m ore unfrozen food into the
freezer than will freeze within 24 hours (no m ore
than 2 to 3 lbs 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 tim es will vary according to the quality and
type of food, the type of packaging or wrap used
(airtight and m oisture-proof) and the storage
tem perature. Ice crystals inside a sealed package
are norm al. This sim ply m eans that m oisture in the
food and air inside the package have condensed,
creating ice crystals.
NOTE:
Allow hot foods to cool at room tem perature
for 30 m inutes, then package and freeze. Cooling
hot foods before freezing saves energy.
REFRIGERATOR SECTION
REFRIGERATOR SHELVES
The shelves in your refrigerator are adjustable to
m eet your individual storage needs. Your m odel m ay
have glass or wire shelves.
Storing sim ilar food item s together in your
refrigerator and adjusting the shelves to fit different
heights of item s will m ake finding the exact item you
want easier; it will also reduce the am ount of tim e
the refrigerator door is open, saving energy.
IMPORTANT; Do not clean glass shelves with warm
water while they are cold. Shelves m ay break if
exposed to sudden tem perature changes or im pact,
such as bum ping. For your protection, glass shelves
are m ade with tem pered glass, which will shatter into
sm all pebble-sized pieces.
NOTE: G lass shelves are heavy. Use special care
when rem oving them to avoid dropping them .
Adjusting Shelves
Rem ove shelves from the shipping position and
replace shelves in the position you want.
• To remove a shelf
— Tilt up the front of the shelf in
the direction of © and lift it in the direction of @ .
' To reinstall a shelf— Tilt the front of the shelf up
and guide the shelf hooks into the slots at a desired
height. Then lower the front of the shelf so that the
hooks drop into the slots.
A CAUTION;
M ake sure that shelves are level from
one side to the other. Failure to do so m ay result
in the shelf falling or food spilling.
Folding Sheif
You can store taller item s such as a gallon container
or bottles by sim ply pushing the front half of shelf
underneath back half of shelf. Pull toward you to
return to a full shelf.
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