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Fast freezing
Food should be frozen solid as quickly as possible in
order to retain vitamins, nutritional value, appearance
and flavour.
To prevent an undesirable temperature rise when
placing fresh food in the freezer compartment, switch
on fast freezing several hours beforehand. As a rule,
4–6 hours is adequate. 24 hours are necessary when
using the maximum freezer capacity fully.
Smaller quantities of food (up to 2 kg) can be frozen
without “fast freezing”.
Switching on and off
Press the “fast” button 3. The button is lit when fast
freezing is switched on.
The refrigerating machine now operates constantly,
and a low temperature is obtained in the appliance.
The food is frozen after approx. 24 hours.
As soon as the food is frozen, switch off the fast
freezing.
Thawing frozen food
Depending on the type and appliacation, select
one of the following options:
▯
at room temperature
▯
in the refrigerator
▯
in an electric oven, with/without fan assisted hot-
air
▯
in the microwave
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Caution
Do not refreeze food which is beginning to thaw
or which has already thawed. It can only be refrozen
when it has been used to prepare a ready meal (boiled
or fried).
No longer store the frozen produce for the max.
storage period.