Freezing and storing food (depending on model)
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Make a note of the contents and the
date of freezing on the packaging.
Before placing food in the freezer
compartment
Set the temperature to 4 °C or colder
for approx. 4 hours before placing
food in the freezer compartment.
This helps food which is already stored
in the freezer to stay frozen.
Placing food in the freezer
compartment
Unfrozen food should not touch
frozen food as this will cause frozen
food to begin to thaw.
Make sure that the packaging and
containers are dry to prevent them
sticking together when frozen.
Place the food flat on the bottom of
the freezer compartment or in contact
with the interior side walls, so that it
freezes through to the core as quickly
as possible.
Approx. 24 hours after placing fresh
food in the freezer compartment
The freezing process is complete.
Select the temperature you want for
the refrigerator section.
We recommend a temperature of
4 °C.
Storage time for frozen food
The storage life of food is very variable,
even at a constant temperature of
-18 °C. Decomposition processes also
take place in frozen food, albeit at a
very reduced speed. For example fat
can become rancid from contact with
oxygen in the air. This is why lean meat
can be stored approx. twice as long as
fatty meat.
The storage times quoted are guide
values for the storage life of different
food groups in the freezer section.
Food group
Storage
time
(Months)
Ice cream
2 to 6
Bread, baked goods
2 to 6
Cheese
2 to 4
Fish, oily
1 to 2
Fish, lean
1 to 5
Sausage, ham
1 to 3
Game, pork
1 to 12
Poultry, beef
2 to 10
Vegetables, fruit
6 to 18
Herbs
6 to 10
Where the storage time given on the
packaging differs, follow the advice on
the packaging.
Defrosting
Frozen food can be defrosted in
different ways:
– in a microwave oven,
