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Instruction for use
Switch on the freezer by turning the temperature dial
to the right (for the time being turn the dial fully to the
right to the maximum postion)
(the green and red
lights - if provided - go on)
If equipped with a SUPER FREEZE SWITCH turn it
on
(the yellow light will also come on).
Do not open the door of the freezer compartment for
about 4 hours, or for as long as the red light is on,
so that the temperature in the freezer can drop to the
necessary level.
You can now fill the freezer with any amount o frozen
food (food which has been bought ready frozen). The
SUPER FREEZE SWITCH should be switched off
again after 24 hours at the latest.
If you want to freeze fresh, unfrozen food, consult
the chapter
"
Freezing / Storing fresh food."
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This will be automatically silenced, when you switch on
the the SUPER FREEZE SWITCH.
7 Starting up the freezer
Do not store any bottled liquids in the freezer. Liquids
expand when frozen and the bottle may explode.
Never keep explosive substances or aerosol cans
with inflammable propellants such as butane, propane,
pentane etc. in the freezer. Any escaping gases could
be ignited by electrical components. Such aeroso
cans can be recognised by the list of contents or by
the inflammable symbols printed on the can itself.
When storing ready frozen food, you must follow the
manufacturer's instructions on the food packaging.
Deep frozen ice-cream and ice-lollies must not be
eaten until a few minutes after being taken from the
freezer to avoid injury to lips and tongue (danger of
skin detachment). For the same reason, avoid touchng
the frozen inside walls of the freezer with wet hands.
Defrosted or slightly frozen products should be used
immediately. As a rule, such products are not suitable
for re-freezing.
Packaging should be dry to avoid things freezing
together.
Ready frozen foods should be stored so that they do
nto come into contact with newly added foods which
have not yet frozen.
Warning!
Almost all fresh products are suitable for freezing and
storing in the freezer.
For the most common of these products, a storage guide
with details of acceptable storage times and the most
suitable packaging is provided. (see
"
Food storage guide
"
at the back of this user manual).
8 Freezing / Storing fresh food
Label fresh products clearly as they are not easy to identify
when deep frozen in transparent freezer-bags. We
recommend using commercially available labels for frozen
foods.
Pack fresh products in portions suitable for your needs
to avoid defrosting quantities that are too big for you to
use up in one day.
Label the portions with at least the following information:
Product name (e.g. beef fillet)
Weight of the Portion
Quantity
(number of pieces)
Freezing date
Use by date
(see "Food storage guide")
Then continue as follows:
Berries, fruits with peel, herbs etc. should be laid out
loose for freezing on the freezing tray (not all models
are supplied with this) in the upper part of the freezer
and then put into freezer bags after about 12 hours.
Store the filled freezer bags in one of the available
drawers.
Fresh food should be placed in the top drawer and
moved down to one on the lower drawers after approx.
24 hours.
Avoid putting fresh foods directly in contact with deep
frozen food. The deep frozen food could defrost and
may not last out the mormal storage time.
Within a period of 24 hours fill up the freezer only with
the adequate quantities of fresh food for the freezing
capacity of your freezr.
Consult the information on the rating plate (XX
kg/24h).
If your freezer is equipped with a SUPER FREEZE
SWITCH, switch it on (the yellow light will come on)
this is not strictly necessary when filling up with already
frozen foods (e.g. deep frozen foods).
WARNING! Switch off the SUPER FREEZE SWITCH
after 24 hours at the latest (the yellow light will go off).
Set the temperature dial to a medium to high setting.
Keep the temperature in the freezing copmartment
under control preferably by placing a suitable
thermometer with a scale range of up to -26
o
C.
The storage temperature must always be at least
-18
o
C.
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d)
e)
Refilling the freezer compartment with fresh
(not frozen)
food
Make sure that you wait at least 24 hours before refilling
with fresh food, in adequate quantities for the freezing
capacity of your freeze
(XX kg/24h).
Maximum capacity
In order to ensure correct storage of frozen food, never
fill the drawers up to the top.
Set the temperature dial strictly according to the filling
capacity.
To save energy in normal room temperatures (+ 18
o
C to
+ 22
o
C) we recommend settin g the temperature dial to
a medium setting.
Storage time
The storage time for ready deep-frozen products depends
on the type of product and on its ingredients.
