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Food arrangement
Freezer compartment (B)
Use the freezer tray (18) to store small
frozen goods and make ice cubes.
Use the top frozen goods containers (19)
to store frozen foods.
Interior fittings
The shelves in the refrigerator compartment
can be re-arranged when the door is opened
at a 90° angle. Pull the shelf forwards, lower,
pull out and re-insert in the desired position.
Figure
4
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The egg racks inserted into the door shelves
can be folded up to enable tubes, small tins,
etc. to be stacked in their place.
All trays, racks and containers attached
to the door can be removed for cleaning
purposes.
To remove, simply lift them up, Fig.
5
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The bottle shelf is provided with a retainer to
prevent bottles from falling over when the
door is opened or closed, (Figure
C
).
be up to 2.5 kg. Smaller portions freeze
through more quickly and the quality is
thereby maintained better when defrosting
and preparing the food.
It is important to seal food airtight before
freezing to prevent it from losing its taste
or dehydrating.
Suitable wrapping materials:
plastic foil, polyethylene tubular film,
aluminium foil and freezing containers.
These items are available from any dealer.
Unsuitable wrapping materials:
wrapping paper, greaseproof paper, cello-
phane, bin bags or used carrier bags.
Place food in the wrapping, press out any
air and seal it airtight.
Suitable sealing materials:
rubber bands, plastic clips, string, freezer
tape or similar. Polyethylene tubular film and
bags may be heat-sealed using a special
sealing iron or press.
Before placing in the freezer, each
package should be clearly labelled
with the contents and date of freezing.
Maximum freezing
capacity
Foodstuffs should be frozen right through
as quickly as possible. Only in this way it
is possible to retain vitamins, nutrients,
appearance and taste. You should therefore
never exceed your appliance's maximum
freezing capacity.
Within 24 h a max 9 kg for 60 cm width
appliances, can
be frozen at once in the upper
compartments.
Food that is already frozen should never
come into contact with fresh food about
to be frozen.
Allow hot food and drinks to cool down
to room temperature before placing in the
freezer.
Note the following when
buying frozen food
l Inspect packaging: it should not be
damaged in any way.
l Make sure the “Best before ...” date has
not expired.
l Check thermometer of the vendor's
freezer. It should read –18 °C or colder.
l Ensure that the frozen foods are the last
items to be bought. Wrap in several layers
of newspaper or place in a thermo-
insulated bag and take home at once.
Store frozen products in the freezer with-
out delay.
Freezing at home
If freezing at home, use only foodstuffs which
are absolutely fresh and in perfect condition.
Foodstuffs that freeze well
Meat, cold slices and sausage, poultry and
game, fish, vegetables, aromatic herbs, fruit,
bread and pastries, pizza, precooked meals,
leftovers, egg yolks and whites.
Foodstuffs not suitable for freezing
Whole eggs in their shells, soured cream
and mayonnaise, lettuces, radishes,
horseradish and onions.
Blanching vegetables and fruit
It is advisable to blanch vegetables and fruit
before freezing in order to preserve colour,
flavour, aroma and vitamin C.
(To blanch, bring a large saucepan of water
to a fast boil and completely immerse fruit or
vegetables briefly. Most book stores offer a
wide selection of literature on freezing which
will also deal with blanching.)
Wrapping food
Pack the food in portions suitable for your
household.
Vegetable and fruit portions should be no
heavier than 1 kg, while meat portions can
Freezing and storingFreezing and storing
Super-cooling
If you are going to buy fresh food you should
switch on super-cooling 3-4 hours before or
at the latest when placing fresh food in the
refrigerator. To switch on super-cooling,
repeatedly press or hold the “refrigerador”
button (Fig. 2/2) until the indicator
illuminates at “super-cooling” (Fig. 2/4). In
the case of super-cooling, the refrigerator
compartment is lowered to a lower
temperature for 6 hours. Afterwards, the
refrigerator compartment returns to the
temperature selected prior to super-cooling.
Fast freezing
If frozen food is already being stored in the
freezer, you should switch on fast freeze
several hours before putting in fresh food
to freeze.
Normally, it will suffice to switch on fast
freeze 4–6 hours ahead. If you are planning
to make full use of maximum freezing
capacity, switch on 24 hours in advance.
Smaller quantities of food (up to 2 kg) can
be frozen without the fast freeze facility. To
switch on "super" freeze, simply press the
super button, (Fig.
2
/8).
The "super" indicator (orange light) lights up
to show that the fast freeze function is
operating.
After switching on, a very low temperature is
achieved in the freezer compartment. Fast-
freezing switches off automatically
approximately 52 hours after being
switched on.
Storage of food
Make sure that all the frozen goods
containers are pushed in as far as they will go.
This is important so that the air inside the
freezer can circulate properly.
Frozen food calendar
Figure
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It is important not to exceed maximum
permissible storage times in order to avoid
impairing the quality of the frozen goods.
The actual storage time depends on the type
