8
•
K
eep the time betw
een b
uying chilled f
ood and
placing it in y
our fr
idge as shor
t as possib
le
.T
ests
sho
w
e
d that the temper
ature of 1 litre of or
ange
juice rose to 22°C in an hour betw
een the
super
mar
k
et and home
.
It then took 11 hours to
get do
w
n to 7°C in the refr
iger
ator
.
•
K
eep the refr
iger
ator door closed as m
uch as
possib
le
.
•
D
o not push f
ood together too m
uch, tr
y to allo
w
air to circulate around each item.
•
C
ool cook
ed f
ood as quic
kly as possib
le b
ut do
NO
T place in the refr
iger
ator until cool.
(Lea
v
e
food in a cool place in order that it can then be
put in the refr
iger
ator as soon as possib
le).
•
D
o NO
T mix r
a
w
and cook
ed meat, the
y m
ust be
in separ
ate containers
.T
ak
e care not to let the
meat juices dr
ip onto other f
ood.
If the meat does
dr
ip
, remo
v
e e
v
er
ything and clean thoroughly
.
•
D
o not store f
ood unco
v
ered.
•
The best w
a
y to defrost f
ood is to put it in the
refr
iger
ator to tha
w slo
wly
.
•
Remo
v
e suspect f
ood from y
our refr
iger
ator and
clean (ref
er to
“Maintenance and Cleaning).
•
N
e
v
er allo
w spillages to dr
y and harden.
•
Ensure that f
ood placed in the freez
er is dated
and labelled and used in date order to ensure
that f
ood is consumed at its best.
•
It is impor
tant that f
ood is used bef
ore its
“best
bef
ore”
date
.
•
Store eggs in the egg r
ac
k pro
vided in the
refr
iger
ator door
.
D
iscard an
y brok
en or chipped
eggs
.
•
R
egular
ly chec
k the refr
iger
ator door seal to
ensure that it is clean and free from debr
is
.
•
Alw
a
ys w
ash y
our hands with soap
y w
ater and
dr
y them with a clean to
w
el bef
ore handling f
ood.
•
K
eep w
or
k surf
aces clean and a
v
oid cross
contamination b
y not using the same w
or
k
surf
ace or knif
e
, without w
ashing them thoroughly
in betw
een.
•
The fresh f
oods to be froz
en m
ust be fresh and of
the best quality
.
•
The siz
e of each pac
k should be small enough to
ensure that it is used in one go .
Small pac
ks
freez
e more quic
kly and unif
or
mly and giv
e better
results
.
•
F
roz
en f
ood, once tha
w
e
d, m
ust not be refroz
en.
Lean f
ood k
eeps better and longer than f
atty f
ood,
salt reduces the stor
age time
.
•
W
rap the f
ood in polythene or aluminium freezing
bags or f
oil so that the
y adhere to the f
ood and
pro
vide an air
tight seal .
•
P
ac
kaging which is s
w
ollen or has tr
aces of
refroz
en w
ater droplets on the pac
k could indicate
that the product has not been k
ept at a suitab
le
temper
ature and that it ma
y ha
v
e lost its or
iginal
quality
.
P
ar
tially tha
w
e
d f
ood m
ust not be
refroz
en, it m
ust be consumed within 24 hours
.
Ne
v
er e
xceed the stor
age times indicated.
•
N
e
v
er place hot f
ood, bottles or cans of fizzy dr
ink
in the freez
er as the
y ma
y e
xplode
.
Containers
with a lid m
ust not be filled to the br
im.
•
D
o not open the door or place e
xtr
a fresh f
ood in
the freez
er ne
xt to f
ood which is already froz
en as
this could cause the temper
ature of the froz
en
food to r
ise and its quality and stor
age lif
e to
reduce .
•
The symbols on the dr
a
w
ers sho
w diff
erent types
of froz
en goods
.
The n
umbers indicate stor
age times in months f
or
the appropr
iate types of froz
en goods
.Whether
the upper or lo
w
er v
alue of the indicated stor
age
time is v
alid depends on the quality of the f
oods
and pre-treating bef
ore freezing.
HEAL
TH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES
Because of consumer demand,
preser
v
atives ha
ve been remo
ved fr
o
m man
y pre-prepared f
oods.
This
tog
ether with the c
hang
es in shopping habits to a once-a-week shop,
mean that safe handling and
stora
g
e
of f
ood is e
ven more impor
tant than e
ver
.
The follo
wing tips should help y
ou to ensure that the food in y
our home is in as perf
ect condition as
possib
le
.
13
TECHNICAL SPECIFICA
TIONS
DIMENSIONS
Height
170 cm
Width
55 cm
Depth
60 cm
PO
WER SUPPL
Y
V
O
LT
A
GE AND FREQ
UENCY
220-240
V / 50 Hz
T
O
T
AL PO
WER ABSORBED
140
W
A
VERA
GE D
AIL
Y UNITS ELECTRICITY *
1.2 kWh
GR
OSS CAP
A
CITY
F
ridge
135 l
F
reez
er
121 l
NET CAP
A
CITY
F
ridge
134 l
F
reez
er
90 l
*
This figure is based on standard test results in accordance with European Standard EN 153.
Actual consumption will depend on ho
w the appliance is used and where it is located.
