Freezing and storing food
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Defrosting frozen food
Frozen food can be defrosted in differ-
ent ways:
– in a microwave oven
– in an oven using “Fan heat” or the
“Defrost” setting
– at room temperature
– in the refrigerator zone (the cold
given off by the frozen food helps to
keep the other food cold)
– in a steam oven
Flat pieces
of partially thawed fish can
be placed directly into a hot frying pan.
Meat and poultry
It is particularly im-
portant to observe food hygiene rules
when defrosting poultry. Do not use the
liquid from defrosted poultry. Pour it
away and wash the container it was in,
the sink and your hands. Danger of sal-
monella poisoning. Ensure that meat
and fish (e.g. mince, chicken, fish fillets)
do not come into contact with other
foods while defrosting. Catch the liquid
from defrosting and dispose of it care-
fully.
Fruit
should be defrosted at room tem-
perature in its packaging, or in a
covered bowl.
Most vegetables
can be cooked while
still frozen. Just put straight into boiling
water or hot fat. The cooking time is
slightly less than that of fresh veget-
ables due to changes in the cell struc-
ture.
Never re-freeze partially or fully
defrosted food. Defrosted food may
only be re-frozen after it has been
cooked.
Cooling drinks quickly
To cool drinks quickly, place them in the
refrigerator section and switch on the
Super cool function.
When cooling drinks quickly in the
freezer, make sure bottles are not left in
for
more than one hour
. Otherwise
they could burst.
Adjusting the interior fittings
Removing the drawers and glass
plates from the freezer section
The drawers can be removed for filling,
emptying or cleaning purposes.
You can also use the space in the
freezer section more flexibly. If you wish
to freeze large items such as a turkey or
game, the glass cold plates between
the drawers can be removed.
Pull out the drawers as far as they will
go, and then lift them up and out.
Lift the glass plate slightly, pull it for-
wards and out.
