Freezing Food; Preparing Food - hanseatic HCD17884EI Gebrauchsanleitung

Page EN-24 Freezing foods / storing frozen foods
CAUTION
Risk of injury!
Improper handling of the appliance
may result in injury. Risk of burns caused
by low temperatures.
■ The food and the inside walls of the
freezer have a very low temperature.
Never touch them with wet hands.
This can cause injury to the skin. Skin
damage can occur even with dry skin.
■ Let ice cubes or ice lollies thaw a lit-
tle before eating, do not put into your
mouth straight from the freezer.
Health hazard!
Contaminated food can cause health
problems.
■ Two-star frozen-food compartments
are suitable for storing pre-frozen
food, storing or making ice-cream
and making ice cubes.
■ One-, two- and three-star compart-
ments are not suitable for the freez-
ing of fresh food.
• Follow the instructions in this chapter to
store your food over the longest possible
time in the best possible way.

Freezing food

Freezing means reducing the core tempera-
ture of fresh, room-temperature food to fro-
zen as quickly as possible – for best results
'flash-frozen'. If not cooled quickly enough,
the food will be 'killed by frost', i.e. the struc-
ture will be destroyed. A constant storage
temperature of -18 °C is needed to maintain
the food's consistency, taste and nutritional
value.
Freezing food has a positive effect on its shelf
life. You can also avoid food waste in this way.
If you are freezing a large quantity of
food at once, set 'Quick freezing'
2 hours beforehand (see page EN-17).
Be sure to take note of the maximum freezing
capacity. The maximum freezing capacity is
shown on the appliance's type plate.
• Set the temperature in the freezer to
–18 °C and fill the freezer such that the
temperature conditions inside are opti-
mally utilised, guaranteeing optimal food
storage.
• Place food to be frozen in the freezer
compartments (5) and (6).
• To achieve the most efficient use of ener-
gy for your appliance, combine the draw-
ers, glass shelves and door shelves as
shown in the figure on page EN-4.

Preparing food

• Only freeze high quality food.
• Freeze fresh and prepared food dry and
unseasoned. Unsalted foods are more
durable.
• Allow prepared food to cool before freez-
ing. This not only saves power, but also
prevents excessive frost formation in the
freezer.
• Carbonated drinks are not suitable for
freezing because the carbon dioxide es-
capes during freezing.
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.