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Helpful hints
Always check the preparation date indicated on the
frozen foods you buy and respect the expiration
time provided by the producer. Do not open the
freezer door too often and leave it open only for the
minimum time necessary. Unnecessary increases of
temperature will notably reduce the duration of the
frozen food conservation.
Make sure that all frozen food packages are intact;
otherwise the food may have spoiled.
If such packages present signs of swelling or
humidity marks, this means that the food has not
been conserved correctly, implying that the product
has lost some of its original quality.
When buying frozen foods, carry a
thermally-insulated shopping bag whenever
possible. In any case, always purchase frozen foods
at the end of your shopping. Wrap the frozen foods
in newspaper and then put them into the freezer as
soon as you arrive home. Always check the frozen
foods you buy carefully at the moment of purchase,
because even partially-thawed foods must not be
refrozen but must be consumed within 24 hours of
purchase.
Thawing-out frozen foods
Frozen foods must be allowed to thaw out before
use either in the refrigerator (meat, poultry, fish,
etc.) or at room temperature (all other foods)
according to the available time.
Frozen products in small-sized or separate
packages may be cooked directly without thawing;
obviously, in this case, the cooking time will last a
little longer.
Ice-cube production
This freezer is equipped with trays for the
production of ice-cubes which will give complete
satisfaction for all domestic needs. Fill the trays
with water to 3/4 of their height, then put them in
the space below the Quick-freezing compartment
(Fig. 6).
If the water in your area is rich in mineral salts
(limestone, in particular), we advise the use of
non-carbonated mineral water with low mineral
content for the production of your ice-cubes.
The ice-cubes can be shaken out of the plastic trays
with a slight twist.
Defrosting
Scrape away the frost with the plastic scraper
provided with the freezer when this layer arrives to
approximately 4 mm in height. For this operation,
you do not need to unplug the freezer or remove all
frozen foods.
Whenever the layer of frost exceeds 4 mm in
thickness, you must proceed to a complete
defrosting. Take advantage of the periods when you
do not have too much food in storage. Then proceed
as follows:
Empty the containers and temporarily store the
frozen food in a cool place, wrapped in several
sheets of newspaper or even better, in thermally
insulated containers.
Set the thermostat to the «
O
» position or unplug
the freezer from the wall socket.
Keep the freezer door open.
Use the scraper together with a collecting tray and
insert it in the lower central part of the freezer as
shown in Figure 7.
Fig. 7
The collecting tray should be positioned directly
below in order to receive the water which will exit
during defrosting.
Afterwards, dry all freezer surfaces with care.
Reconnect the plug or set the freezer to the
Quick-freezing position.
After two hours you may replace the frozen foods
previously removed.
Important
Never use knives or metal objects to scrape away
accumulated frost.
An increase of the surface temperature of the
frozen foods will diminish the duration of their
conservation considerably.
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