Freezing and storing frozen food
The freezer compartment is for freezing and storing food.
Important!
• The temperature in the freezer compartment must be –18°C or colder before freezing food or storing
food already frozen.
• Do not freeze too large a quantity at any one time (max. 2 kg per 24 hrs). The quality of the food is
best preserved when it is frozen right through to the core as quickly as possible.
• Allow warm food to cool down before freezing. The warmth will cause increased ice formation and
increase the power consumption.
• Please note the maximum storage times specified by the manufacturer.
• Thawed foods which have not been processed further (cooked into meals) may not under any
circumstances be frozen a second time.
All foods must be packed air tight prior to freezing, so that they do not dry out or lose their flavour,
and so that no flavour contamination of other frozen goods occurs.
Caution! Do not touch frozen food with wet hands. Your hands could freeze to the food.
Lay the packaged food on the floor of the freezer compartment. Unfrozen food must not touch items
already frozen, otherwise the frozen food could begin to defrost.
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Variable door interior
Depending on your requirements, the storage compartments on the door can be removed and repositio-
ned in a different place.
Correct storage
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Butter and cheese
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Eggs, tubes, preserves
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Drinks
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Cheese storage, fruit, and vegetables
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Meat, salami, cold cuts, dairy produce
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Ready meals, pastries, preserves
➆ Frozen food storage/freezing food,
icemaking.
This symbol means that deep-frozen food can be kept for some months in this compartment.
The length of storage time depends on the type of food - see manufacturer’s instructions.
However, small quantities of fresh foods can be frozen (see: “Freezing and storage”).
Tip: Food in the fridge should always be covered or packaged, to prevent drying and tainting of other
food.
The following are suited for packaging:
– Polyethylene airtight bags and wraps;
– Plastic containers with lids;
– Special plastic covers with elastic;
– aluminium foil.
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