Freezing food/Storing frozen food
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Above the maximum indicated freezing
capacity:
If you want to freeze more food in one go as
an exception, freezing will take longer. Keep
fresh goods out of contact with existing fro-
zen foods, as the frozen foods could start to
defrost. If contact with stored food cannot be
avoided, we recommend that you create a
cold reserve in the freezer before freezing the
fresh goods.
Storing frozen food
The deep-freeze chain must not be broken
between the manufacturer and your freezer.
The temperature of the frozen food must al-
ways be at least –18 °C.
Therefore, do not buy any goods that
– are in frosty, over-icy chests.
– are stacked above the stipulated high-load
marker.
– partially clumped (particularly easy to iden-
tify with berries and vegetables).
– have snow and juice traces.
Transport frozen foods in special styrofoam
boxes or insulated bags.
Observe the storage conditions and times on
the packaging.
Defrosting food
Observe the following basic rules when de-
frosting food:
– To defrost food, remove it from the freezer
and let it defrost at room temperature or in
the refrigerator.
– Always defrost meat, poultry and fish in the
refrigerator. Make sure that the frozen food
is not immersed in its own thawing liquid.
– To defrost food quickly, use the defrost fun-
ction on your microwave, for example. Ob-
serve the manufacturer’s instructions and
note that bacteria and germs can form in
this way.
– If you only want to defrost part of a pack, re-
move the portion you need and immediately
close the rest of the pack. In this way, you
will avoid “freezer burn” and will reduce ice
formation on the remaining foods.
Cook or use thawed foods as soon as pos-
sible. Dispose of the defrosting liquid.
Preparing ice cubes
CAUTION
Health hazard!
Eating ice cubes which have been pre-
pared using impure or standing water
can damage health. Incorrect handling
can lead to risks of causing food poiso-
ning.
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Use only potable water to make ice
cubes.
• Fill the supplied ice cube container to ¾
full with fresh drinking water and place it
horizontally in one of the freezer drawers.
The ice cubes are best removed by ben-
ding the ice cube container slightly or
holding it briefly under running water.
