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Before placing food in the freezer, label
each package clearly with the contents
and date of freezing.
Freezing capacity
Food should be frozen right through to the
centre as quickly as possible. This is the
only way to preserve the vitamins, nutritional
value, appearance and flavour. Do not,
therefore, exceed the max. freezing capacity
of your appliance.
(The freezing capacity is 4–7 kg depending
on the appliance model.
The exact freezing capacity of your
appliance is indicated on the rating plate,
Fig. D).
Place the food which is to be frozen over the
whole area of the freezer compartment shelf.
Ensure that food that has already been
frozen does not come into contact with fresh
food about to be frozen.
Setting the temperature
control for freezing and
storing frozen food
Turn the temperature control to one of the
numbered marks at mid-range. (Equates to
–18 ºC or colder inside the freezer compart-
ment).
Note
– When fresh food is placed in the freezer
compartment, the refrigerating machine
continues to operate until the food is
completely frozen. Under certain
circumstances, this can also cause the
temperature to drop inside the main
refrigerator compartment. It should not
normally be necessary, however, to alter
the setting of the temperature control.
Freezing and storing food, making ice cubes
Making ice cubes
Fill the ice tray
3
/4-full with cold water and
place it on the bottom of the freezer
compartment. When the ice-cubes are ready
they can easily be removed by simply
twisting the tray (Fig.
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Storage times
In order to avoid any reduction in the quality
of the frozen food, it is important that the
maximum permissible storage times are not
exceeded. The max. storage time depends
upon the type of foodstuff.
At –18 ºC, fish, salami, ready-to-eat dishes
and bakery products can be stored for up to
4 months, cheese, poultry, meat up to
6 months, and vegetables and fruit up to
8 months.
Thawing frozen food
The following methods can be used to thaw
frozen food, depending on the type of food
and how you intend to use it:
– at room temperature
– inside the main refrigerator compartment
– in an electric oven
– with/without circulating hot air
– in a microwave oven.
Partially or totally thawed products can be
frozen again, provided that the temperature
of meat or fish has not been higher than
3 ºC for longer than one day, and that of
other frozen products for longer than 3 days.
Otherwise, if the flavour, smell and
appearance have remained unchanged,
cook the products thoroughly and then
freeze them again.
Do not apply the max. storage time on the
second occasion.
