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Storage times (at 0 °C)
Freezer compartment
Use the freezer compartment for the
following:
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Storing deep frozen food.
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To make ice cubes.
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To freeze food.
Note
Make sure that the freezer compartment door is always
closed. When the door is open, the frozen foods defrost
and the freezer compartment ices up heavily. In
addition: Energy is wasted due to the power
consumption.
Note
The 2-star door pockets can be used to store ice and
food at -12 °C for short periods.
The rest of the freezer compartment is 4-star rated.
Max. freezing capacity
You will find information on the maximum freezing
capacity in 24 hours on the rating plate.
Conditions for use of max. freezing
capacity
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Switch on the fast freezing function before placing
the food in the freezer (see section headed Fast
freezing).
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Remove the freezer compartment fittings.
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Stack the food directly on the shelves and the
bottom of the freezer compartment.
Note
Do not cover over the ventilation slots in the rear
panel with the food you are freezing.
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Preferably, large quantities of food for freezing
should be placed in the top compartment. There it
will freeze quickly and, therefore, without adversely
affecting the food quality.
Freezing and storing
Purchasing frozen foods
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Packaging must not be damaged.
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Observe the best before date.
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The temperature in the commercial chest freezer
must be -18 °C or colder.
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As far as possible, frozen food must be transported
in an insulated container and quickly placed in the
freezer compartment.
When arranging the food, note the
following:
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Preferably, large quantities of food for freezing
should be placed in the top compartment. There it
will freeze quickly and, therefore, without adversely
affecting the food quality.
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Spread the items out well in the compartments/trays.
Note
Food that is already frozen must not come into
contact with the food that is to be freshly frozen. If
necessary, move already frozen items to other
freezer trays.
Storing frozen food
Push the freezer trays in as far as they will go so as to
ensure perfect air circulation.
Freezing fresh food
Only use fresh, undamaged food for freezing.
In order to retain the nutritional value, aroma and colour
of the food as much as possible, blanch vegetables
before they are frozen.
Blanching is not required for aubergines, peppers,
courgettes and asparagus.
You can find literature about freezing and blanching in
bookshops.
Note
Do not allow food that is to be frozen to sit right next to
food that has already been frozen.
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The following are suitable for freezing:
Baked goods, fish and seafood, meat, game, poultry,
vegetables, fruit, herbs, eggs without their shells,
dairy products such as cheese, butter and curd
cheese, prepared dishes and leftovers such as
soups, stews, cooked meat and fish, potato dishes,
baked casseroles and sweet foods.
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The following are not suitable for freezing:
types of vegetable that are usually eaten raw, such
as lettuces or radishes, eggs in their shells, grapes,
whole apples, pears and peaches, hard-boiled eggs,
yoghurt, curds, soured cream, crème fraîche and
mayonnaise.
Depending on initial quality
Fresh fish, seafood meat
Up to 3 days
Poultry, meat (cooked)
Up to 5 days
Beef, pork, lamb, sausage and
cold cuts
Up to 7 days
Smoked fish, broccoli
Up to 14 days
Lettuce, fennel, apricots, plums
Up to 21 days
Soft cheese, yoghurt, quark,
buttermilk, cauliflower
Up to 30 days
