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Correct setting
Freezer compartment
Freezer compartment
You can store frozen food, freeze
food and make ice cubes in the
freezer compartment.
The temperature can be set from
−16°C to −24°C.
Long-term storage of food should be
at –18°C or lower.
The freezer compartment can be
used to store perishable food long-
term. The low temperatures slow
down or stop the spoilage.
The time between putting fresh food in
the freezer compartment and it freezing
solid depends on various factors:
¡ Set temperature
¡ Food (size and type)
¡ Quantity and type of storage
¡ Quantity and type of food already
stored
Freezing capacity
The maximum freezing capacity indic-
ates the quantity of food that can be
frozen right through to the centre
within a specific period of time.
Information on the maximum freezing
capacity can be found on the rating
plate. →"Appliance", Fig. 1 /
,
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Prerequisites for freezing
capacity
1. Approx. 24 hours before placing
fresh food in the appliance, switch
on Super freezing.
→"Switching on manual Super
freezing", Page19
2. If the appliance has a flat frozen
food container, fill this with food
first. For appliances without a flat
frozen food container, fill the low-
est frozen food container with food
first. This is where the food freezes
most quickly.
3. Freeze fresh food as close as pos-
sible to the side panels.
Fully utilising the freezer com-
partment volume
Learn how to store the maximum
amount of frozen food in the freezer
compartment.
1.
Remove all fittings. →Page26
2. Store food directly on the shelves
and on the floor of the freezer
compartment.
Tips for buying frozen food
Follow the tips when you are buying
frozen food.
¡ Check the packaging is not dam-
aged.
¡ Check the best-before date.
¡ The temperature in the supermar-
ket freezer must be –18°C or
lower.
¡ Do not interrupt the deep-freeze
chain. If possible, transport frozen
food in a cool bag and quickly
place it in the freezer compart-
ment.
Tips for storing food in the
freezer compartment
Follow the tips if you are storing food
in the freezer compartment.
¡ To quickly and gently freeze larger
quantities of fresh food, place this
in the top frozen food container.
¡ Place the food over the whole area
of the compartments or the frozen
food containers.