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food storage in the appliance
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REFRIGERATOR COMPARTMENT
The refrigerator compartment is used for storing fresh food for a few days.
• Do not place food in direct contact with the rear wall of the refrigerator compartment. Leave some space around the
food to allow the air to circulate.
• Do not place hot food or evaporating liquids in the refrigerator.
• Never introduce volatile, inflammable or explosive fluids such as alcohol, acetone or petrol because of the risk of
explosion.
• Always store food in closed containers or wrapped. To reduce humidity and avoid formation of frost, never place liquids
in unsealed containers in the refrigerator.
• Meat of all types, wrapped in packages, is recommended to be placed on the glass shelf just above the vegetable drawer,
where the air is cooler.
• You can put the fruits and vegetables into the vegetable drawer without the packaging.
• To avoid the cold air escaping, try not to open the door too often and not leave the door open for a long time.
FREEZER COMPARTMENT
The freezer compartment is used for freezing fresh foods and for storing frozen foods for the period of time on the
packaging and for making ice cubes.
• Do not freeze too large an amount of food at one time; the faster the food is frozen, the longer is preserves its qualities.
• Wrap and seal fresh food properly. The packaging should be air tight and shouldn’t leak.
• Place frozen food in the freezer compartment as soon as possible after purchase. Make sure that it doesn’t defrost
during transport.
• The length of time you can keep food depends very much on the quality of the food.
• Always mark the date and the content on the pack and do not exceed the stated storage time.
• Do not store glass bottles or containers with liquids in the freezer which will freeze. The freezing may cause the bottles to
break. Highly carbonated drinks can even explode. Never keep lemonade, fruit juice, beer, wine, champagne, etc. in the
freezer.
• Once the food is thawed, it must not be refrozen: you must cook it as quickly as possible in order to consume or to freeze
again.
• In case of a power failure or malfunction, the freezer compartment will maintain a sufficiently low temperature for food
storage. However, avoid opening the door to slow down the temperature rise within the appliance.
To avoid contamination of food, please respect the following instructions
- Opening the door for long periods can cause a significatn increase of the temperature in the compartments of the
appliance.
- Clean regularly surfaces that can come in contact with food and accessible drainage systems.
- Store raw meat and fish in suitable containers in the refrigerator, so that it is not in contact with or drip onto other food.
- Two-star frozen-food compartments are suitable for storing pre-frozen food, storing or making icecream and making ice
cubes.
- One-, two- and three-start compartments are not suitable for the freezing of fresh food.
Order Compartments TYPE Target storage
temp. [°C]
Appropriate food
1 Fridge +2 ≤ +8 Eggs, cooked food, packaged food, fruits and vegetables, dairy
products, cakes, drinks and other foods are not suitable for
freezing.
2 (***)*-Freezer ≤-18 Seafood (fish, shrimp, shellfish), freshwater aquatic products
and meat products (recommended for 3 months, the longer
the storage time, the worse the taste and nutrition), suitable for
frozen fresh food.
3 ***-Freezer ≤-18 Seafood (fish, shrimp, shellfish), freshwater aquatic products
and meat products (recommended for 3 months, the longer
the storage time, the worse the taste and nutrition), suitable for
frozen fresh food.
4 **-Freezer ≤-12 Seafood (fish, shrimp, shellfish), freshwater aquatic products
and meat products (recommended for 3 months, the longer
the storage time, the worse the taste and nutrition), suitable for
frozen fresh food.
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