Instructions for Use
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Fresh Food Storage Time in the Refrigerator
Article of food
Storage time (days)
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Butter
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Eggs
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Meat: fresh uncut
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chopped
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smoked
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Fish
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Marinade
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Root
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Cheese
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Sweets
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Fruit
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Prepared dishes
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Freezing Fresh Foods
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Carefully select food you intend to freeze; it should be of
adequate quality and suitable for freezing.
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Use correct packaging and wrap it right.
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The packaging should be air tight and shouldn't leak
since this could cause substantial vitamin loss and
dehydration of foods.
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Foils and bags should be soft enough to tightly wrap
around the foods.
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Mark packages with following data: kind and amount of
foods and the date of loading.
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It is most important that the food is frozen as quickly as
possible. Therefore we recommend the size of the package
not to be too large and to be cooled before loading into the
freezer.
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The amount 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.
Freezing Procedure
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Before it starts freezing, set the thermostat to the position
5-
7
for 24 hours. 24 hours from the time when fresh food was
put in the appliance turn the thermostat dial to the operating
temperature (see temperature selection).
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The next time you want to freeze fresh foods, repeat the
freezing procedure and be careful that packages with fresh
foods do not touch frozen packages.
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For freezing smaller amount of foods (up to 1 kg) there is no
need to change the thermostat setting (see Temperature
Selection).
Storing Frozen Foods
Store the frozen food in the freezer.
Commercially Frozen Foods
The storage time and the recommended temperature for
storing commercially frozen foods are indicated on the
packaging. For storing and using consider the manufacturer's
instruction. When shopping, be careful and choose only
adequately packed foods provided with complete data and
stored in freezers where the temperature is not higher than -
18°C. Do not buy packages of food covered with frost layer.
This indicates that the package was thawed before at least
once. Be careful that packages don't start to thaw, as the
temperature raise reduces the quality of foods.
Approximate Storage Time for Frozen Foods
Food
Storage time (in months)
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Vegetable
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Fruit
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Braed, Pastries
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Milk
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Redy-made meals
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Meat: Beef
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Veal
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Pork
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Poultry
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Game
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Minced meat
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Smoked sausages
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Fish: lean
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fat
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Offal
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Defrosting Frozen Food
Partially thawed or defrosted foods should be used as soon as
possible. Cold air preserves the food but it does not destroy
microorganisms which rapidly activate after defrosting and
make foods perishable.
Partial defrosting reduces the nutritional value of foods,
especially of fruits, vegetables and ready-made meals.
How to make ice cubes
Recommended thermostat position for ice making is on the
middle setting.
Fill two thirds of the ice tray with cold water or any other liquid
convenient for freezing.
Insert the ice tray into the guides or on the cooling plate.
Time required for the ice to form, largely depends on ambient
temperature, thermostat setting and on how often you open the
door.
It usually takes 2-6 hours (depends on which model of
refrigerator you have).
