Storing Food.
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FREEZING FRESH FOODS -
• Carefully select food you intend to
freeze: it should be of high quality and
thoroughly cleaned before freezing it.
• 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.
• Mark packages with the following data:
- The kind and quantity of foods.
- The date of loading.
• 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.
• Dry packs of food to be frozen so that
they do not freeze together.
• 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.
• Don’t put liquid filled bottles or sealed
cans containing fizzy drinks into the
freezer as they may burst.
• Don’t try to keep food which has
thawed, it should be eaten within 24
hours, or cooked and refrozen.
• Don’t give children lollipops and water
ices directly from the freezer, the low
temperature may cause ’freezer burns’
on their lips.
• Never store poisonous, dangerous
substances, products that contain
flammable gasses (eg. aerosols) or
exposive substances in the appliance.
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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 7).
STORING FROZEN FOODS -
Store commercially frozen foods according
to the manufacturer’s recommended stor-
age instructions as indicated on the pack-
aging. 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 buy 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 acti-
vate after defrosting and make foods per-
ishable.
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)
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