– Do not season fresh foods or
blanched vegetables before freez-
ing. Only season cooked food lightly
before freezing but care should be
taken as the taste of some spices al-
ters when frozen.
– Do not place hot foods or drinks in
the freezer. This causes already
frozen food to thaw and increases
the energy consumption consider-
ably. Allow hot foods and drinks to
cool down before placing them in the
freezer.
Packing
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Freeze food in portions.
Suitable packing material
- plastic freezer film
- freezer bags
- aluminium foil
- freezer containers
Freezer bags may also be sealed us-
ing home heat sealing kits.
^
Expel as much air as possible from
bags etc. before sealing them to pre-
vent freezer burn on food.
^
Close the packaging tightly with
- rubber bands
- plastic clips
- string or bag ties
- freezer tape.
^
Make a note of the contents and the
date of freezing on the packaging.
Unsuitable packing material
- wrapping paper
- grease-proof paper
- cellophane
- bin bags
- plastic carrier bags
Before placing food in the freezer
^
When freezing more than 1kg fresh
food, turn the temperature selector to
a middle or high setting for approx.
24 hours before placing food in the
freezer section.
^
Press the switch for the winter set-
ting. The indicator light will come on.
The temperature in the freezer sec-
tion will drop so that the frozen food
already in the freezer will retain its
cold reserve.
Placing food in the freezer
^
Place the food flat in the bottom of
the drawers so that it freezes through
to the core as quickly as possible.
^
Make sure that the packaging and
containers are dry to prevent them
sticking together when frozen.
When freezing, make sure that food
already frozen does not come into
contact with fresh food being frozen
as this could cause the frozen food
to begin to defrost.
^
Fresh food will be frozen through
approx. 24 hours after being placed
in the freezer section. Turn the tem-
perature selector to the required set-
ting and where the room temperature
is above 16 °C, switch the winter set-
ting off.
Freezing and storing food
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