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• Food (with the exception of meat, see below) must be fresh, ripe and of the best possible quality.
This is the only way of obtaining excellent frozen products.
• Fresh vegetables and fruit should preferably be frozen as soon as they are picked to maintain the full
original nutritional value, consistency, colour and flavour.
Some meat, especially game, should be hung before it is frozen.
Note:
• Always leave hot food to cool before placing in the freezer.
• Use fully or partially defrosted foods immediately. Do not refreeze unless the food is cooked after it
has thawed.
Once cooked, the thawed food can be refrozen.
Freezing and storing fresh food
• Place foods to be frozen in the two upper baskets.
Important:
The adjacent table shows the recommended maximum storage time for frozen fresh foods.
Classifying frozen food
Put the frozen products into the drawers (baskets) and classify
them.
For correct use, follow the storage life indications on the table.
Note for checking frozen food
Place a low temperature thermometer in the middle of the
frozen food to check the temperature.
Do not place it on top of the frozen food, as this would
determine the temperature of the air and not the temperature
of the food.
Advice for storing frozen food
When buying frozen food, make sure that:
• The packaging is not damaged, since the product quality may have deteriorated. If the package is
swollen or has damp patches, it may not have been stored under optimal conditions and defrosting
may have already begun.
• When shopping, leave frozen food purchases until last and transport the products in a thermally
insulated cool bag.
• Once at home, place the frozen food immediately in the freezer.
• If food has defrosted even partially, do not re-freeze it. Consume within 24 hours.
• Avoid (or minimise) temperature variations.
Observe the expiry date on the packaging.
• Always observe the storage guidelines on the frozen food packaging.
Removing the baskets
• Pull the baskets out fully, then lift them up slightly in order to remove.
Note on useful capacity
The useful capacity is calculated without the four top baskets. The freezer can also be used without the
baskets if more space is required, e.g. when freezing poultry or similar products.
Producing ice cubes
• Fill the ice cube tray 2/3 full and place it in the tray or in a basket.
• Use a spoon handle to detach the tray if it is stuck to the bottom of the freezer. Do not use sharp or
pointed instruments.
• Bend the ice tray slightly to remove the cubes.
Note:
If the freezer door does not re-open immediately after closing, wait two or three minutes in order to
allow the vacuum created to stabilise.
Switching off the freezer
• Unplug the appliance. The green LED goes out, as well as any other LED that is lit.
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