Maximum Freezing Capacity; Storing Frozen Food - hanseatic HSBS17990A1BK Gebrauchsanleitung

Selecting suitable packaging
Packaging is important when freezing. This
will protect against oxidation, penetration by
microbes, transfer of odours and flavourings
and drying out (freezer burn).
• Only use packaging material that is
strong, impermeable to air and liquid, not
too stiff and labelled. It should be desig-
nated as suitable for freezer use.
Portioning food
• Create flat portions if possible; these
freeze through to the core faster.
• Expel the air from the freezer bag as this
causes the contents to dry out and takes
up space.
• Use plastic clips, rubber bands or adhe-
sive tapes to seal.
• Fill liquid containers no more ¾ full, be-
cause liquids expand when frozen.
• Do not store any glass or metal contain-
ers containing liquid. The containers can
burst.
• Only freeze strong alcohol standing up-
right and closed tightly.
• Label the frozen food by type, quantity,
amount and expiry date.
Use waterproof marker pens or adhesive
labels wherever possible.

Maximum freezing capacity

• Adhere to the maximum freezing capacity.
You will find information about "Freezing
capacity in kg/24 hours" in the data sheet
on page GB-31.
Freeze smaller quantities
• up to 10 kg: Once the freezer temperature
is -18° C, you can freeze fresh, room-tem-
perature foods.
• over 10 kg: Keep fresh goods out of con-
tact with existing frozen foods as they
could start to thaw. If contact with stored
food cannot be avoided, we recommend
that you create a cold reserve in the
Freezing foods / storing frozen foods
freezer before freezing the fresh goods
see "Quick freezing" on page GB-14).
The temperature in the freezer briefly rises af-
ter placing fresh goods inside. After 24 hours,
the goods are frozen to the core.

Storing frozen food

The deep-freeze chain must not be broken
between the manufacturer and your freezer.
The temperature of the frozen food must al-
ways be at least -18° C.
• Therefore, do not buy any goods that
– are in frosty, over-icy chests.
– are stacked above the stipulated high-
load marker.
– partially clumped (particularly easy to
identify with berries and vegetables).
– have snow and juice traces.
• Transport frozen foods in special styro-
foam boxes or insulated bags.
• Observe the storage conditions and stor-
age times on the packaging.
• You can store frozen goods in the entire
freezer compartment.
2-star door shelves
In the freezer compartment of your fridge-freez-
er, there are 2-star door shelves (14). They
are labelled with the symbol
perature in the 2-star door shelves is -12 °C
and colder.
• Only use the 2-star door shelves for medi-
um-term storage or already frozen goods,
e.g. frozen foods.
The storage period in the 2-star door
shelves is a maximum of 3 weeks. Please
note the manufacturer instructions on the
packaging.
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