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Freezer compartment
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12 Freezer compartment
You can store frozen food, freeze
food and make ice cubes in the
freezer compartment.
The temperature can be set from
−16 °C to −24 °C.
Long-term storage of food should be
at –18 °C or lower.
The freezer compartment can be
used to store perishable food long-
term. The low temperatures slow
down or stop the spoilage.
12.1 Freezing capacity
The freezing capacity indicates the
quantity of food that can be frozen
right through to the centre within a
specific period of time.
Information on freezing capacity can
be found on the rating plate.
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Prerequisites for freezing capacity
1.
When placing fresh food in the ap-
pliance, switch on Super freezing.
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"Switching on Super freezing",
2.
Place food in the top frozen food
container first.
12.2 Fully utilising the freezer
compartment volume
Learn how to store the maximum
amount of frozen food in the freezer
compartment.
1.
Remove all fittings from the freezer
compartment. →
2.
Stack food directly on the floor of
the freezer compartment.
12.3 Tips for storing food in
the freezer compartment
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Store food in air-tight packaging.
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Do not bring food which is to be
frozen into contact with frozen
food.
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Place the food over the whole area
of the frozen food containers.
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To quickly and gently freeze larger
quantities of fresh food, place this
in the top frozen food container.
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To ensure that the air can circulate
freely in the appliance, push the
frozen food containers in as far as
they will go.
12.4 Tips for freezing fresh
food
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Freeze fresh and undamaged food
only.
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Freeze food in portions.
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Cooked food is more suitable than
food that can be eaten raw.
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Vegetables: Wash, chop up and
blanch before freezing.
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Fruit: Wash, pit and perhaps peel,
possibly add sugar or ascorbic
acid solution.
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Food that is suitable for freezing in-
cludes baked items, fish and sea-
food, meat, game, poultry, eggs
without shells, cheese, butter and
quark, ready meals and leftovers.
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Food that is unsuitable for freezing
includes lettuce, radishes, eggs in
shells, grapes, raw apples and
pears, yoghurt, sour cream, crème
fraîche and mayonnaise.
Packing frozen food
If you select suitable packaging ma-
terial and the correct type of pack-
aging, you can determine the product
quality and prevent freezer burn.
1.
Place the food in the packaging.
2.
Squeeze out the air.
3.
Pack food airtight to prevent it
from losing flavour and drying out.
4.
Label the packaging with the con-
tents and the date of freezing.
