Freezing foods/storing frozen foods
Page EN-21
Preparing food
• Only freeze high quality food.
• Freeze fresh and prepared food dry and
unseasoned. Unsalted foods are more
durable.
• Allow prepared food to cool before freez-
ing. This not only saves power, but also
prevents excessive frost formation in the
freezer.
• Carbonated drinks are not suitable for
freezing because the carbon dioxide es-
capes during freezing.
Selecting suitable packaging
Packaging is important when freezing. This
will protect against oxidation, penetration by
microbes, transfer of odours and flavourings
and drying out (freezer burn).
• Only use packaging material that is
strong, impermeable to air and liquid, not
too stiff and labelled. It should be desig-
nated as suitable for freezer use.
Portioning food
• Create flat portions if possible; these
freeze through to the core faster.
• Expel the air from the freezer bag as this
causes the contents to dry out and takes
up space.
• Use plastic clips, rubber bands or adhe-
sive tapes to seal.
• Fill liquid containers no more ¾ full, be-
cause liquids expand when frozen.
• Do not store any glass or metal contain-
ers containing liquid. These containers
could break.
• Only freeze strong alcohol standing up-
right and closed tightly.
• Label the frozen food by type, quantity,
amount and expiry date.
Use waterproof marker pens or adhesive
labels wherever possible.
Maximum freezing capacity
The maximum freezing capacity is 14 kg.
Information about ‘Freezing capacity in
kg/24h’ can be found on the product data
sheet on page EN-43.
• Adhere to the maximum freezing capacity.
Freeze smaller quantities
• up to 14 kg:
Once the freezer temperature is -18° C,
you can freeze fresh, room-temperature
foods.
• over 14 kg:
Keep fresh goods out of contact with exist-
ing frozen foods, as the latter could start to
thaw. If contact with stored food cannot be
avoided, we recommend that you create a
cold reserve in the freezer before freezing
the fresh goods (see „Quick freezing and
Quick refrigerating“ on page EN-15).
The temperature in the freezer briefly rises af-
ter placing fresh goods inside. After 24 hours,
the goods are frozen to the core.
Storing frozen food
The deep-freeze chain must not be broken
between the manufacturer and your freezer.
The temperature of the frozen food must al-
ways be at least -18° C.
• Therefore, do not buy any goods that
– are in frosty, over-icy chests.
– are stacked above the stipulated high-
load marker.
– partially clumped (particularly easy to
identify with berries and vegetables).
– have snow and juice traces.
• Transport frozen foods in special styro-
foam boxes or insulated bags.
• Observe the storage conditions and stor-
age times on the packaging.
• You can store frozen goods in the entire
freezer.
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