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Packing frozen food
To prevent food from losing its flavour or drying out, place food
in airtight packaging.
1 Place food in packaging.
2 Remove air.
3 Seal the wrapping.
4 Label packaging with contents and dates of freezing.
Suitable packaging:
Plastic film, tubular film made of polyethylene, aluminium foil,
freezer containers.
These products are available from specialist outlets.
Recommended storage times of frozen food in
the freezer compartment
These times vary depending on the type of food. The food that
you freeze can be preserved from 1 to 12 months (minimum at
-18°C).
Food
Storage time
Bacon, casseroles, milk
1 month
Bread, ice cream, sausages, pies, prepared
shellfish, oily fish
2 months
Non-oily fish, shellfish, pizza, scones and
muffins
3 months
Ham, cakes, biscuits, beef and lamb chops,
poultry pieces
4 months
Butter, vegetables (blanched), eggs whole
and yolks, cooked crayfish, minced meat
(raw), pork (raw)
6 months
Fruit (dry or in syrup), egg whites, beef
(raw), whole chicken, lamb (raw), fruit
cakes
12 months
Never forget:
• When you freeze fresh foods whit a ‘use by /best before/
best by/’ date, you must freeze them before the expiry of
this date.
• Check that the food was not already frozen. Indeed, frozen
food that has thawed completely must not be refrozen.
• Once defrosted, food should be consumed quickly.
MAKING ICE CUBES
Fill the ice cube tray with ¾ full of drinking water and place in
the freezer drawer.
If the ice cube tray is stuck to the freezer drawer, loosen with a
blunt tool only.
To loosen the ice cubes, twist the ice cube tray slightly or hold
briefly under flowing water.
DEFROSTING
This appliance is equipped with a frost free system.
This system enables the freezer compartment to remain perma-
nently ice-free, however, the food stored in the freezer drawers
will not defrost.
TIPS FOR SAVING ENERGY
For the most energy efficient use of your appliance:
• Ensure your appliance has adequate ventilation as recom-
mended in the installation instructions.
• Allow warm food and drinks to cool down before placing in
the appliance.
• Thaw frozen food in the fridge compartment and use the
low temperature of the frozen food to cool refrigerated food.
• Keep door openings to a minimum.
• Open the appliance as briefly as possible.
• Ensure that the fridge and freezer doors are always closed
properly.
DOOR CONVERSION
If you need to hinge your doors on the opposite side it is re-
commended that you call your local authorised service agent to
make this conversion or ask a technician.
Before you reverse the doors, you should ensure the appliance
is unplugged and empty. It is recommended to use a crosshead
screwdriver and a spanner (both not supplied).
1 Remove the screw that fixes the top hinge cover to the ap-
pliance and then remove the top hinge cover.
2 Remove screws of the top hinge then remove the top hinge.
