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Storage of commercially frozen food
To get the best out of your freezer, you should
ensure that:
the products have been correctly stored by the
retailer;
there is only a very short time between when you
purchase the products and when you put them in
the freezer;
you do not store products for longer than the time
specified by the food manufacturer.
In addition, if the freezer has been out of use for
some time, before putting the products in the
compartment let the freezer run for at least two
hours with the thermostat knob on the coldest
setting. After this, reset the freezer for normal
storage use.
Avoid opening the door too frequently and when
you do open it, leave it open only for as long as
strictly necessary.
If there happens to be a power failure do not open the
freezer door. If the freezer is completely full and the
power failure is relatively brief (from 6 to 8 hours),
frozen products will not be affected. Otherwise they
should be used up very quickly (within 24 hours). It is in
fact important to remember that once the foods have
thawed out, they deteriorate fast and can’t be refrozen.
Thawing
Before being used, deep-frozen and frozen food can
be thawed out either in the refrigerator or at room
temperature, depending on the time available for
this operation.
Small pieces of food can be cooked straight out of
the freezer. In this case, cooking time will be longer.
Defrosting
Frost is automatically eliminated from the
evaporator of the refrigerator compartment every
time the motor compressor stops, during normal
use. The defrost water drains out through a trough
(Fig. 7) into a special container placed on the back of
the appliance above the motor compressor where it
evaporates.
In the freezer compartment instead, frost should be
removed with the special plastic scraper provided,
whenever the thickness exceeds 4 mm.
During this operation it is not necessary to switch
off the power or to remove the foods from the
compartment.
Do not use sharp instruments to scrape off frost to avoid
damaging the appliance.
If a thick layer of ice is formed it will be necessary
to carry out complete defrosting as following:
set the thermostat knob to «
O
» or unplug the
appliance from the mains socket;
wrap frozen food in several layers of newspaper and
place the food packages in a cool place.
Leave the door open to speed up the defrosting
operation, place a basin filled with hot water in the
compartment (place a cardboard sheet underneath).
After complete defrosting remove with a sponge
the defrost water and dry thoroughly the
refrigerator compartment.
Reconnect the appliance to the power supply or
turn the thermostat knob to the desired setting.
After two or three hours, replace the foods
previously removed from the freezer.
Fig. 7
We particularly recommend that you periodically
clean the defrost-water drainage outlet, located in
the centre of the drainage groove in the refrigerator
compartment, to avoid the overflowing of water.
Use the special cleaner provided, which you will find
already inserted into the discharge hole.
Ice cube trays
The refrigerator is provided with two ice cube
trays.
These trays should be filled with drinking water and
then placed in the freezer compartment.
Do not use metal tools to remove the trays when
they are stuck-frozen inside the compartment.
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