The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-12-30
WHAT TO LOOK FOR
IN A COMBINATION
FREEZER-REFRIG-
orator

The latest appliance dedicated
70 making life easier for the Amer
lean Homemaker is the eombina-
don home freezer : refrigerator
hat permits you to freeze your
own foods, and to store frozen
foods for months at a time. If
you're thinking about owning one,
anS YOU probably are, you'll want
to know Just what it is and why;
how 1t works and what ii a do
FOR you. before you become a
proud 2 ser.
You'll want to know which fea-
lures of the various models on the
market are the features you want.
The feature that is going to be
most important to you is of course
the freezing compartment. Engi-
neer maintain that its tempera-
ture should be coDtrollable to zero
degree to maintain the quality of
frozcn foods ard ice cream for any
appreciate length Of time. To
avoid temperature fluctuation
with resulting detrimental effects
to the foods, as well as excessive
frosting, this compartment should
have a separate door, separate in
sulation, and its own temperature
control. Unless ii has its own door,
it will be exposed to room tenn
perature every time the fresh-food
compartment is opened.
Look for Sufficient Space
Be sure, too. that this compart-
ment is large enough for your
MAIDS SNn,n "odNI, NTH L-I -
much as 81 pounds of frozen foods
: enough for three OF four weeks
menus. This compartment means
a great saving in leftovers. as well
as i'll shopping time. Simply pack
age the leftovers for freezing,
place them in the zero-degree COM
partment, and they'll be ready for
you whenever you want them.
No DefrOsting Required
IL the fresh-fOOd compartment
OF your combination refrigerator
is cooled by refrigerated walls, you
will never have to defrost 1t. In
stead of frosting as it does on the
freezing unit OF the standard re-
frigerator, excess moisture is. au-
tomatically dissipated. Yet the
compartment retains enough mois-'
ture to keep salads, sliced fruits
and meats fresh and tempting
without covering. This is especial
ly convenient when you're prepar-
ing party refreshments ahead of
time.
Some models have removable
shelves that you a arrange hours
before the party, store in the re-
frigerator, then use as serving
trays. Ii you entertain frequent
~, you'll appreciate special refrig-
Grated shelves in the ze~ro-degree
compartment that freeze ice cubes
faster than you can drink them.
See that the shelf and drawer
arrangement is flexible enough
for times when you require extra
height for a large turkey, for in
stance, or a cream can or water
melon.
Combination Plus Freezer
A combination refrigerator is
the perfect companion-piece to a
home freezer or frozen food lock-
er. If you are freezing largeAuant-
titles of produce over a period OF
4 week, for instance, You a use
your combination refrigerator for
freezing and temporary storage
thea ira, sfar It I'll together 70 the
Eess accessible freezer or becker
plant. This works the other way
around, too II Won COP inue to Use
your home freezer or locker for
freezing or steriEs the bulk OF
vour foods, gol a VisiI it once
every three or four weeks and
carry. away enough foods for a
similar period to store in the COM
hination refrigerator.