Freezing foods, storing frozen foods
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Defrosting food
• Observe the following basic rules when
defrosting food:
• To defrost food, remove it from the
freezer compartment and let it defrost
at room temperature or in the refrig-
erator.
• To defrost food quickly, use the de-
frost function on your microwave, for
example. Observe the manufacturer’s
instructions and note that bacteria and
germs can multiply in this way.
• Cook or use thawed foods as soon as
possible.
• Dispose of the defrosting liquid.
• If you only want to defrost part of a
pack, remove the portion you need
and immediately close the rest of the
pack. In this way, you will avoid “freez-
er burn” and will reduce ice formation
on the remaining foods.
• Always defrost meat, poultry and fish
in the refrigerator. Make sure that the
frozen food is not immersed in its own
thawing liquid.
Preparing ice cubes
CAUTION
Health hazard!
Eating ice cubes which have been pre-
pared using impure or standing water
can cause food poisoning.
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Use only potable water to make ice
cubes.
• Fill the supplied ice cube container to the
¾ level with fresh drinking water and place
it horizontally in the freezer compartment.
The ice cubes are best removed by bend-
ing the ice cube container slightly or hold-
ing it under running water for a short while.
