When Loading Products; Freezing Fresh Food - Gaggenau RF463704 Notice D'utilisation

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Freezer compartment

When loading products

Freeze large quantities of food in the top
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compartment.
This is where it will freeze especially quickly and
gently.
Distribute food in the compartments or frozen food
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containers.
Do not bring food which is to be frozen into contact
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with frozen food.
If required, restack frozen food in the frozen food
containers.
Important for unrestricted air circulation in the
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appliance:
push in frozen food containers up to the limit stop.

Freezing fresh food

Freeze only fresh and undamaged food.
Food which is boiled, fried or baked is more suitable for
freezing than food which is eaten raw.
Before freezing food, make preparations appropriate to
the food in order to retain the best possible nutritional
value, flavor and color:
Vegetables: wash, chop, blanch.
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Fruit: wash, pit and perhaps peel, possibly add sugar
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or ascorbic acid solution.
Information on how to do this can be found in relevant
literature.
Suitable for freezing
Baked goods
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Fish and seafood
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Meat
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Poultry and game
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Vegetables, fruit and herbs
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Eggs without shells
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Dairy products, e.g. cheese, butter and quark
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Ready meals and leftovers, e.g. soups, stews, cooked
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meat and fish, potato dishes, soufflés and desserts
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Not suitable for freezing
Types of vegetables which are usually eaten raw, e.g.
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lettuce or radishes
Unpeeled or hard-boiled eggs
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Grapes
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Whole apples, pears and peaches
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Yoghurt, soured milk, sour cream, creme fraiche and
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mayonnaise
Packing frozen food
The correct type of packaging and material selection are
decisive factors in the retention of the product quality
and prevent the development of freezer burn.
1.
Place food in packaging.
2.
Remove air.
3.
Pack food airtight to prevent it from losing flavor or
drying out.
4.
Label packaging with contents and date of freezing.
Suitable packaging:
Plastic foil
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Tubular foil made of polyethylene (PE)
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Aluminum foil
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Freezer containers
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Suitable closures:
Rubber bands
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Plastic clips
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Cold-resistant adhesive tape
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Unsuitable packaging:
Wrapping paper
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Greaseproof paper
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Cellophane
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Garbage bags and used grocery bags
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Shelf life of frozen food at 0 °F (-18 °C)
Fish, sausage, ready meals,
and cakes and pastries:
Meat, poultry:
Vegetables, fruit:
up to 6 months
up to 8 months
up to 12 months