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Freezing and storing
frozen food
Purchasing deep frozen
food
Packaging must not be damaged.
Use by the best before" date.
Temperature in the supermarket freezer
18 °C or lower.
If possible, transport deep frozen food
in an insulated bag and place quickly
in the freezer compartment.
Storing frozen food
S To ensure good air circulation in the
appliance, push in the freezer drawers
all the way.
S If a large quantity of food is to be placed
in the freezer compartment, the food
can be stacked directly on the wire
shelves. To remove the freezer drawers,
pull out all the way, lift at the front and
remove Fig. 0.
Making ice cubes
Fig. q
Fill the ice tray ¾ full of water and place
in the bottom of the freezer compartment.
If the ice tray is stuck to the freezer
compartment, loosen with a blunt
implement only (spoon handle).
To loosen the ice cubes, twist the ice tray
slightly or hold briefly under flowing water.
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Fast freeze
Several hours before placing fresh food in
the freezer compartment, switch on fast
freeze".
4-6 hours is usually adequate. If the max.
freezing capacity is used, 24 hours are
required. Smaller quantities of food (up to
2 kg) can be frozen without Fast freeze".
To switch on Fast freeze", simply press
the Fast freeze" button Fig. 2/3.
Fast freeze" switches off automatically
after 3 days at the latest.
Freezing food
Food should be frozen solid as quickly as
possible. To retain vitamins, nutritional
value, appearance and flavour, do not
exceed max. freezing capacity. If freezing
food in the freezer drawers, the max.
freezing capacity is reduced slightly.
Freezing capacity
Information about the max. freezing
capacity within 24 hours can be found
on the rating plate.
Keep food which is to be frozen away
from food which is already frozen.
To retain the flavour and prevent the food
from drying out, pack airtight.
Warning
Do not use harmful materials to pack food
or to seal containers.