What is Soft Freeze Zone?

The Soft Freeze Zone is a feature that allows you to store your ice cream and other soft serve items in a compartment that is slightly warmer than the rest of the cabinet interior. This allows ice cream to be served more easily.

What is the best setting for a Kenmore freezer?

Ideal Freezer Temperature Kenmore recommends setting your freezer compartment between 0 and 2 Fahrenheit or -16 or -17 Celsius. Food is safely frozen at this temperature, reducing the risk of food thawing out and spoiling. Slightly lower than recommended is better than slightly higher.

Where is the temperature control on a Kenmore freezer?

On many of the Kenmore freezer models, the electronic digital freezer control will be located on the back wall toward the bottom. The image below shows a digital control located on the front of the evaporator cover on a common model.

Why is my Kenmore refrigerator not freezing?

The freezer in a Kenmore freezer may not keep food frozen for numerous reasons such as frozen evaporator coils, leaky refrigerator hoses, a too-crowded freezer, a clogged defrost drain or a malfunctioning or broken thermostat.

What temp is soft freeze?

The Soft Freeze option sets the temperature of the CoolSelect Zone Drawer to 23º F (-5º C) regardless of the set temperature of the refrigerator. The Soft-Freeze temperature helps keep meats or fish fresh longer.

What is the difference between a freeze and a hard freeze?

A freeze means that widespread temperatures are expected to fall to or below the freezing mark (32 °F). A hard freeze implies that widespread temperatures are forecast to fall below freezing (most NWS offices use 28 °F as the threshold criteria) for long enough to seriously damage or kill seasonal vegetation.

What number should freezer be on 1 7?

The coldest setting is 7 which is about -10F, the number _1_ is the warmest setting. You can set freezer to _4_, the recommended setting.

What temperature should a Kenmore refrigerator be set at?

Usually 37degrees F, is the proper temperature for a refrigerator and 0 degrees F, for a freezer. When you continue to press the adjustment button, the reading should cycle to the highest reading possible, then decrees from there.

What number should freezer be set at?

The recommended freezer temperature to keep your food safe is at or below 0°F (-18°C), but your freezer may need to be set higher or lower depending on its environment and other factors.

How do you reset a Kenmore side by side freezer?

If this control board experienced a power glitch or surge through the electrical lines, you may be able to reset it by completely unplugging the refrigerator to completely disconnect electrical power for 5 minutes. After plugging the refrigerator back in, the board may resume normal operation.

Why is my Kenmore upright freezer not freezing?

The most common cause for this condition is a problem with the defrost system. The defrost heater turns on several times throughout the day to melt away any frost that may have accumulated on the freezer evaporator coils.

What is the best temperature to freeze meat?

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Properly handled food stored in a freezer at 0°F (-18 °C) will always be safe as long as it hasn’t thawed. The food is safe because the bacteria has entered a dormant stage. For best quality, store frozen raw ground meats no more than 3 to 4 months; cooked meats, 2 to 3 months.