Tips and tricks
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Tips and tricks
9.1
General information on using the appliance
When closing an appliance door, make sure that it forms a seal all the way round.
It can take several hours for beverages and other goods to cool down from room
temperature to the refrigerator compartment temperature.
Leaving a door open for an extended period may cause the temperature to rise
significantly in the appliance cooling zones.
When closing the door, make sure it is not directly resting against items on the glass
shelves and does not cause them to tip over.
Regularly clean surfaces that come into contact with food and any accessible drainage
systems.
Changing the temperature setting has no effect on the time it takes for food to cool
down. The rapid cooling/blast freezing functions help food cool down more quickly.
Placing very warm or very cold items (e.g. warm, bottled sauces or frozen food for defrosting)
directly in front of the temperature sensor (in the top area of the rear wall) can affect the
appliance’s temperature regulation, resulting in insufficient or excessive cooling.
Make sure that no items are completely blocking the air outlets.
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Air inlets and outlets are integrated at the top of the rear wall in the refrigerator and
freezer compartments.
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Items placed directly in front of the air outlets may freeze due to the cold air being
expelled.
Make sure the drawers are always pushed all the way into the appliance.
9.2
Notes on cooling and freezing
Activate the rapid cooling/blast freezing function ahead of storing food/other items
(e.g. before going shopping).
Food containing protein or large amounts of fat are sensitive and have a shorter shelf life.
Pay attention to sell-by or use-by dates.
Place food in the refrigerator compartment in packaging or cover it to prevent it drying
out and transferring flavours and odours to other items.
Decant the contents of open tin cans into sealable containers.
Place raw meat and fish in suitable containers in the refrigerator to prevent them coming
into contact with or dripping onto other food.
Food can generally be stored for longer periods at low temperatures. Maintaining a
temperature of 5 °C in the refrigerator compartment and -18 °C in the freezer
compartment will provide a good balance between maintaining the quality of the food
and achieving the right level of energy consumption, which is ideal if you are storing a
wide range of items.
If you place fresh items into the freezer compartment, there is the risk that they will
increase the temperature of food that is already frozen in there. Make sure to freeze only
small quantities in one go and prevent the fresh food from coming into contact with food
that is already frozen.
