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Cooling
Storage example
1 butter, cheese
2 eggs, cans, tubes
3 bottles
4 frozen food, ice cubes
5 baked goods, pre-cooked meals,
drinks
6 meat, sausage products, dairy prod-
ucts
7 salad, fruit, vegetables, fresh herbs
Note
Food which gives off or absorbs odours and flavours as well as
liquids should always be stored covered or in closed containers.
High-percentagealcoholsshouldbetightlysealedandstored
upright.
Saving energy
- Always ensure good ventilation. Do not cover ventilation open-
ings or grille.
- Donotplaceapplianceinareasofdirectsunlightornexttoa
cooker, radiator or similar object.
- The energy consumption depends on the installation conditions,
e.g. the ambient temperature.
- Keep the time the appliance is open to a minimum.
- Store food logically.
- First cool warm food to room temperature before storing it.
- Defrost frozen food in the refrigerator.
Freezer compartment
- Ensure that all food is well packed and covered for storage. This
will prevent frost from forming.
- If there is a thick layer of frost in the appliance: defrost the ap-
pliance.
Freezer compartment
You can store frozen food for several months, make ice cubes
and freeze fresh food in the freezer compartment at a temperature
of-18°Candlower.
The air temperature in the compartment, measured by thermom-
eter or other instruments, may fluctuate.
Making ice cubes
• Fill the ice cube tray with water.
• Placetheicecubetrayintheappliance
and leave it to freeze.
• The ice cubes can be removed from the tray by twisting or by
holding upside down for a short time under running water.
Freezing
Fresh food should be frozen to core as quickly as possible.
You can freeze up to 2 kg/24 hours.
•
Setthetemperatureto5°Corlower.
• Wait4hours.
• Placethefreshfoodinthefreezer.
• Afterapprox.24hoursthefreshfoodwillbefrozen.
• Nowsetthetemperaturetothenormalsetting.
Deep frozen food can be placed into the cold freezer compart-
ment straight away.
CAUTION
Do not freeze bottles and cans of drinks. They
can burst during the freezing process.
Notes on freezing
• Pack frozen food in standard freezer bags or reuseable plastic,
metal or aluminium containers.
• Always writethedateandcontents on thepackand do not
exceedthestatedstoragetimeforthefood.
•Only takeoutas muchfoodas isimmediatelyrequired for
thawing.Usefoodwhichhasbeenthawedinpreparedmeals
as quickly as possible.
Frozen food can be thawed in the following ways:
– in a fan oven
– in a microwave oven
– at room temperature
– in the refrigerator
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