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Freezer compartment
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Freezer compartment
Freezer compartment
The freezer compartment is suitable for:
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Storing frozen food
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Making ice cubes
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Freezing food
The temperature can be set anywhere between –24°C
and –14°C.
The freezer compartment can be used to store
perishable foods for long periods almost without any
noticeable reduction in quality, as the low temperatures
considerably slow down or stop deterioration. The
appearance, flavour and all the valuable ingredients are
largely retained.
The time between putting fresh food in the freezer
compartment and it freezing solid depends on the
following factors:
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Set temperature
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Type of food
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Amount of food in the freezer compartment
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Quantity and type of storage
Freezing capacity
Information about freezing capacity can be found on the
rating plate.
"Getting to know your appliance" on page 9
To use the freezing capacity, switch on super freezing
before placing fresh food in the freezer compartment.
Prerequisites for freezing capacity
1.
Approx. 24 hours before inserting fresh produce:
switch on super freezing.
2.
Take the container out of the freezer compartment
and stack the food directly on the shelves and on
the floor of the freezer compartment.
3.
Fill the upper compartment with food first. This is
where the food will freeze most quickly.
4.
If the top compartment does not have enough
space, store the remaining quantity in the
compartment underneath.
Fully utilising the freezer volume
To place the maximum quantity of frozen food in the
freezer compartment:
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Remove all fittings.
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Store food directly on the shelves and on the floor of
the freezer compartment.
Purchasing frozen food
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Check the packaging is not damaged.
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Check there is a sell-by date.
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The temperature in the supermarket freezer must be
–18°C or lower.
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Do not interrupt the freezing chain. If possible,
transport frozen food in a cool bag and place in the
freezer compartment quickly.
When loading products, please note:
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Freeze large quantities of food in the top
compartment.
Food will freeze very quickly and gently here.
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Distribute food across the compartments or frozen
food containers, leaving plenty of space.
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Do not bring food to be frozen into contact with food
already frozen.
If required, restack frozen food in the frozen food
containers.
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Important for unrestricted air circulation in appliance:
Push in frozen food containers as far as they will go.
Freezing fresh food
Freeze only fresh and undamaged food.
Food which is boiled, fried or baked is more suitable for
freezing than food which is raw.
Before freezing food, make preparations appropriate to
the food in order to retain the best possible nutritional
value, flavour and colour:
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Vegetables: wash, chop, blanch.
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Fruit: wash, pit and perhaps peel, possibly add sugar
or ascorbic acid solution.
Information on how to do this can be found in the
relevant literature.
Suitable for freezing
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Baked goods
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Fish and seafood
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Meat
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Poultry and game
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Vegetables, fruit and herbs
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Eggs without shells
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Dairy products, e.g. cheese, butter and quark
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Ready meals and leftovers, e.g. soups, stews,
cooked meat and fish, potato dishes, bakes and
desserts
