Siemens K IS H Series, User Manual

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Freezer compartment
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Cooked, roasted or baked food is
more suitable for consumption
than food that can be eaten raw.
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In order to retain the nutritional
value, flavour and colour, you
should prepare certain food for
freezing.
– Vegetables: Wash, chop up,
blanch.
– Fruit: Wash, pit and perhaps
peel, possibly add sugar or
ascorbic acid solution.
Additional information on how to do
this can be found in the relevant liter-
ature.
Food 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
Food that is unsuitable for
freezing
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Types of vegetables that are usu-
ally eaten raw, e.g. lettuce or
radishes
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Unpeeled or hard-boiled eggs
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Grapes
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Whole apples, pears and peaches
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Yoghurt, soured milk, sour cream,
crème fraîche and mayonnaise
Packing frozen food
If you select suitable packaging ma-
terial the correct type of packaging,
you can determine the product qual-
ity and prevent freezer burn.
1.
Place the food in the packaging.
Suitable packaging:
– Plastic film made of polyethyl-
ene
– Tubular film made of polyethyl-
ene
– Freezer bags made from poly-
ethylene
– Freezer containers
Unsuitable packaging:
– Wrapping paper
– Greaseproof paper
– Cellophane
– Aluminium foil
– Rubbish bags and used shop-
ping bags
2.
Squeeze out the air.
3.
Pack food airtight to prevent it
from losing flavour and drying out.
Suitable seals:
– Rubber bands
– Plastic clips
– Cold-resistant adhesive tape
4.
Label the packaging with the con-
tents and the date of freezing.
Shelf life of frozen food at
−18 °C
Observe the storage times when you
freeze food.
Food Storage time
Fish, sausages, ready
meals and baked goods Up to 6 months
Poultry, meat Up to 8 months
Vegetables, fruit Up to 12 months