Storing Frozen Food; Defrosting Food; Preparing Ice Cubes - hanseatic HGS16855ENFW Gebrauchsanleitung

Page EN-18 Freezing food

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 times
on the packaging.

Defrosting food

Observe the following basic rules when de-
frosting food:
– To defrost food, remove it from the freezer
and let it defrost at room temperature or in
the refrigerator.
– Always defrost meat, poultry and fish in the
refrigerator. Make sure that the frozen food
is not immersed in its own thawing liquid.
– To defrost food quickly, use the defrost
function on your microwave, for example.
Observe the manufacturer's instructions
and note that bacteria and germs can form
in this way.
– If you only want to defrost part of a pack,
remove the portion you need and immedi-
ately close the rest of the pack. In this way,
you will avoid "freezer burn" and will reduce
ice formation on the remaining foods.
– Cook or use thawed foods as soon as pos-
sible.
– Dispose of the defrosting liquid.

Preparing ice cubes

CAUTION
Health hazard!
Eating ice cubes which have been pre-
pared using impure or standing water
can damage health. Incorrect handling
can lead to risks of causing food poison-
ing.
Use only fresh drinking water to make
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ice cubes.
Risk of injury!
Risk of burns caused by low tempera-
tures.
The food and the inside walls of the
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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 thaw a little before
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eating, do not put into your mouth
straight from the freezer.
• Fill the ice cube container to the ¾ level
with fresh drinking water and place it in
the freezer compartment.
• The ice cubes are best removed by
bending the ice cube container slightly or
holding it under running water for a short
while.