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 thawing 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
• Fill the supplied ice cube container to
the ¾ level with fresh drinking water and
place it horizontally in the freezer com-
partment.
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.
