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I n s tr uc tion s for Us e
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x T he am o u nt of the fre s h foo ds th a t ca n b e
l o ad e d in the freezer w ithin 24 ho u r s i s s t a te d
on the r a tin g pla te. I f the l o ad e d am o u nt i s too
la r g e , the qual it y of freezin g i s re duc e d w hi c h
a ffe c t s the qual it y of frozen foo ds .
Freezing Procedure
F reezin g c o mpa rt m ent i s us e d for freezin g
foo ds t u ff s (s ee c h ap ter "D e sc ri p tion of the
Appl i a n c e ") .
x
I f y o u wa nt to freeze la r g er am o u nt of fre s h
foo d, s et the ther m o s t a t k no b to the p o s ition
for c ontin u o us o p er a tion. A fter 24 ho u r s y o u
ca n l o ad the freezin g c o mpa rt m ent w ith
packag e s of fre s h foo ds .
x 24 ho u r s a fter the foo d was l o ad e d, the
frozen
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a n d the freezer ca n b e l o ad e d w ith ne w
packag e s of fre s h foo ds . D on ' t l et the fre s h
packag e s to uc h the frozen one s .
x S o m e 24 ho u r s a fter the las t l o ad, s et the
ther m o s t a t k no b to the p o s ition for nor mal
o p er a tion.
x T here i s no nee d to s et the ther m o s t a t k no b
to the p o s ition for c ontin u o us o p er a tion if
y o u inten d to freeze small er am o u nt of fre s h
foo ds (1-2 kg) .
Storing Frozen Foods
Packag e s of frozen foo ds a re s tore d in bask et s .
I f y o u re m o v e the bask et s, y o u ca n s tore frozen
packag e s d ire c t ly on the c oo l in g s he lv e s .
Storing Commercially Frozen Foods
T he s tor ag e ti m e a n d re c o mm en d e d te mp er a t u re
for s torin g c o mm er c i ally frozen foo ds i s in d i ca te d
on the packag in g . F or s torin g a n d us e c on s i d er
ma n u f ac t u rer 's in s tr uc tion.
W hen s ho pp in g, b e ca ref ul a n d c hoo s e on ly
packag e s of foo ds w hi c h a re ad e qua te ly
pack e d a n d p ro v i d e d w ith c o mpl ete da t a a n d
s tore d in freezer s w here the te mp er a t u re i s
not hi g her th a n -18°C .
D o not buy packag e s of foo d w r app e d w ith fro s t.
T hi s in d i ca te s th a t the packag e was th aw e d
b efore a t l e as t on c e.
Tak e ca re th a t packag e s d on ' t s t a rt to th aw .
T e mp er a t u re ri s e s horten s the s tor ag e ti m e of
c o mm er c i ally frozen foo ds .
Approximate Storage Time of Frozen Foods
Food Storage time (in months)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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+ + +
F r u it + + +
B re ad, pas trie s +
M i lk +
R e ady-mad e m e als +
M e a t : B eef + + +
V e al + + +
P or k + + +
P o ul tr y + + +
Gam e + + +
M in c e d m e a t +
Sm o k e d sausag e s +
F i s h : l e a n +
f a t +
O ff al +
Defrosting of Frozen Food
Pa rti ally th aw e d or d efro s te d foo ds s ho uld b e
us e d as s oon as p o ss i bl e. C o ld a ir p re s er v e s
the foo d bu t it d oe s not d e s tro y
m i c roor ga ni sms w hi c h r ap i dly ac ti va te
the ms e lv e s a fter d efro s tin g a n d mak e foo ds
p eri s h abl e.
Pa rti al d efro s tin g re duc e s the n u trition al valu e
of foo ds, e sp e c i ally of fr u it s, v e g et abl e s a n d
re ady-mad e m e als .