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• Thefreezerisusedforstoringfrozenfood,freezingfreshfood,andmakingicecubes.
• Forfreezingfreshfood;wrapandsealfreshfoodproperly,thatisthepackagingshouldbeairtightand
shouldn’tleak.Specialfreezerbags,aluminumfoilpolythenebagsandplasticcontainersareideal.
• Donotstorefreshfoodnexttofrozenfoodasitcanthawthefrozenfood.
• Beforefreezingfreshfood,divideitintoportionsthatcanbeconsumedinonesitting.
• Consumethawedfrozenfoodwithinashortperiodoftimeafterdefrosting
• Neverplacewarmfoodinthefreezercompartmentasitwillthawthefrozenfood.
• Alwaysfollowthemanufacturer’sinstructionsonfoodpackagingwhenstoringfrozenfood.Ifno
informationisprovidedfood,shouldnotbestoredformorethan3monthsfromthedateofpurchase.
• Whenpurchasingfrozenfood,makesurethatithasbeenstoredunderappropriateconditionsandthat
thepackagingisnotdamaged.
• Frozen food should be transported in appropriate containers and placed in the freezer as soon as
possible.
• Donotpurchasefrozenfoodifthepackagingshowssignsofhumidityandabnormalswelling.Itis
probablethatithasbeenstoredatanunsuitabletemperatureandthatthecontentshavedeteriorated.
• Thestoragelifeoffrozenfooddependsontheroomtemperature,thethermostatsetting,howoften
thedoorisopened,thetypeoffood,andthelengthoftimerequiredtotransporttheproductfromthe
shoptoyourhome.Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsprintedonthepackagingandneverexceedthe
maximumstoragelifeindicated.
• Themaximumamountoffreshfood(inkg)thatcanbefrozenin24hoursisindicatedontheappliance
label.
• Usethefastfreezingshelftofreezehomecooking(andanyotherfoodwhichneedstobefrozen
quickly)morequicklybecauseofthefreezingshelf’sgreaterfreezingpower.Fastfreezingshelfisthe
bottomdrawerofthefreezercompartment.
• Tousethemaximumloadcapacityofyourfreezer,andtostorelargequantitiesoffood,removeall
drawersexceptthebottomone.Largeitemscanbestoreddirectlyontheshelves.
• Tousethemaximumfreezingcapacityofyourfreezermovethefrozenfoodintheupperbasketto
otherbasketsandactivate“Superfreeze”mode.“Superfreeze”modewillbedeactivatedautomatically
after24hours.Placethefoodyouwanttofreezetotheupperbasketofthefreezerwithoutexceeding
thefreezingcapacityofyourfreezer.Thenreactivatethe“Superfreeze”mode.Youcanputyourfood
nexttootherfrozenfoodafteritiscompletelyfrozen(minimum24hoursafter“Superfreeze”mode
isactivatedforthe2ndtime).
• Tofreezeasmallamountoffood(upto3kg)inyourfreezer,placeyourfoodwithouttouchingalready
frozenfoodandactivate“Superfreeze”mode.Youcanputyourfoodnexttootherfrozenfoodafterit
iscompletelyfrozen(afterminimum24hours).
• Attention: Tosaveenergy,whenfreezingsmallamountsoffood,resetthetemperaturetotheprevious
valueassoonasthefoodiscompletelyfrozen.
NOTE:
Ifyouattempttoopenthefreezerdoorimmediatelyafterclosingit,youwillfindthatitwillnotopeneasily.
Thisisnormal.Onceequilibriumhasbeenreached,thedoorwillopeneasily.
CHAPTER 3. FOOD STORAGE