Storing Food.
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FREEZING FRESH FOODS -
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Carefully select food you intend to freeze: it
should be of high quality and thoroughly
cleaned before freezing it.
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Use correct packaging suitable for the
freezer.
- The packaging should be air tight and
should not leak since this could cause
substantial vitamin loss and dehydration
of foods.
- Foils and bags should be soft enough to
wrap tightly around foods.
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Mark packages with the following data:
- The kind and quantity of foods.
- The date of loading.
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Prepare fresh foods for freezing in small
quantities to ensure that the food freezes
quicker and its quality does not deteriorate
during thawing and preparation.
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Dry packs of food to be frozen so that they
do not freeze together.
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The quantity of fresh foods that can be
loaded in the freezer within 24 hours is
indicated on the rating plate (freezing
capacity). If the loaded amount is too large,
the quality of freezing is reduced, which
affects the quality of frozen foods.
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Don’t put liquid filled bottles or sealed
cans containing fizzy drinks into the freezer
as they may burst.
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Don’t try to keep food which has thawed, it
should be eaten within 24 hours, or cooked
and refrozen.
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Don’t give children lollipops and water
ices directly from the freezer, the low
temperature may cause ‘freezer burns’ on
their lips.
FREEZING PROCEDURE - Switch on the
integrated switch for intensive cooling some
24 hours before loading the appliance with
larger amounts of fresh foods and turn the
thermostat knob to position 4-6. After 24
hours load the freezer with fresh food
packages. After loading wait another 24 hours
then switch off the switch and turn the
thermostat knob to the required position (see
Temperature Selection page 11). The switch is
ON when the marking I or colour marking is
visible, and OFFwhen the marking O is visible
or colour marking is not visible (depending on
model).
STORING FROZEN FOODS -
Store commercially frozen foods according to
the manufacturer’s recommended storage
instructions as indicated on the packaging.
When shopping select frozen foods last and
be careful in choosing adequately packed
foods. Wrap frozen food when you buy it and
put it in the freezer as soon as possible. Don’t
but packages of food with a frost layer, this
indicates that the package has been at least
partially thawed before.
DEFROSTING FROZEN FOOD -
Partially thawed or defrosted food should be
used as soon as possible.
Cold air preserves the food but it does not
destroy micro-organisms which rapidly
activate after defrosting and make foods
perishable.
APPROXIMATE STORAGE TIME FOR FROZEN
FOODS:
FOOD
Game
Vegetables
8-10
3
3
3
10-12
8-10
4-6
8-10
6-8
4
1
3
1
2
10-12
Fruit
Bread, Pastries
Milk
Ready-made Meals
Meat Beef
Veal
Pork
Poultry
Minced Meat
Smoked Sausages
Fish lean
fat
Offal
Storage Time
(in months)
Fast freeze switch
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