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The freezer
compartment
Fig. $
Is used to:
store deepfrozen food,
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make ice cubes,
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freeze small quantities of food.
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Notes
You can tell from the handle whether
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the freezer compartment door
is closed properly.
The freezer compartment door
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engages audibly.
If the door is open, the frozen food will
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thaw. The freezer compartment will
become covered in thick ice.
Also: waste of energy due to high
power consumption!
Max. freezing capacity
Information about the max. freezing
capacity within 24 hours can be found
on the rating plate. Fig. ,
Prerequisites for max. freezing
capacity
Freeze fresh food as close
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as possible to the side panels.
Switch on super freezing before
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placing fresh products
in the compartment (see chapter
entitled "Super freezing").
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Freezing and storing
food
Purchasing frozen food
Packaging must not be damaged.
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Use by the "use by" date.
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Temperature in the supermarket
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freezer must be -18 °C or lower.
If possible, transport deep-frozen food
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in a cool bag and place quickly in
the freezer compartment.
Freezing fresh food
Freeze fresh and undamaged food only.
To retain the best possible nutritional
value, flavour and colour, vegetables
should be blanched before freezing.
Aubergines, peppers, zucchini and
asparagus do not require blanching.
Literature on freezing and blanching
can be found in bookshops.
Note
Keep food which is to be frozen away
from food which is already frozen.