The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-30
WHAT TO LOOK FOR
IN A COMBINATION
FREEZER-PEFRTG-
orator

The latest appliance dedicated
70 making life easier for the Amer
iean Homemaker is the combina-
non home freezer refrigerator
mat permits you to freeze your
own Foods, and to store frozen
foods for months at a time. IL
you re thinking about owning one,
and you probably ave, youll want
TO know just what il Is and why;
now II wC"ks and whlt il can do
for you, before you become a
proud 5rs sor.
You'll want 10 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-
neers maintain that it's tempera-
ture should be comfortable to zero
degree to maintain the quality OF
froz n foods and ice cream for any
appreciable length of time. To
avof d temperature fluctuation
with resulting detrimental effects
TO the foods, as well as excessive
lrostlng, this compartment should
nave a separate door, separate in
sulation. and its own temperature
control. Unless it has its own door,
1t 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
needs. Some models will hold as
much as So pounds of frozen foods
enough for three or four weeks
menus. This compartment means
great snving in leftovers. as we'll
as IN 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 defr0st It. In
stead Of frosting as it does on the
freezing unit Of the standard re-
frigerator, excess moisture 10 au-
Dramatically 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 can arrange hours
before the party. store in the re-
frigerator, then use as serving
trays. IL you entertain frequent
ly, you'll appreciate special refrig-
Grated shelves in the zero-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. II you are freezing large quaint
ties Of produce over a period of
a week, for instance. you can use
your combination refrigerator far
freezing and TEMPORARY storage.
thcu transfer ii FL toEether 10 the
ess accessible freezer or locker
plant This works the other way
around. TOO f Won cor luua to use
YOUR home freezer or locker for
freezing or storing The bulk OF
your foods, foa aan visit 1t once
every three or four weeks and
carry away enough foods for a
similar period to store in tie com
lination refrigerator.