Using The Freezer Compartment; Frozen And Deep-Frozen Food; Preparing Food For Freezing; Food Freezing Guide - Brandt CN23650 Guide D'installation Et D'utilisation

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5 USING THE FREEZER COMPARTMENT

FROZEN AND DEEP- FROZEN FOOD
Your domestic appliance enables you to freeze food, it lowers its
core temperature rapidly and you can therefore keep it longer.
Deep-freezing is an industrial process that is quicker and more
intense that domestic freezing. The products you purchase from
the shops are deep-frozen.

PREPARING FOOD FOR FREEZING

Attention:
Freezing does not sterilise. It is therefore important to
observe some simple hygiene rules when preparing your
food for freezing: wash your hands before you touch the
food and clean the kitchen tools you have just used before
using them again.
Only freeze fresh, good quality food. Refer to the table "Food
Freezing Guide" to know which products you can freeze and how
long youcan keep them.
Blanch fruit and vegetables before freezing them to preserve
their colour, smell, taste and vitamins: plunge them in boiling
water for few moments.
Divide the food you wish to freeze into small individual portions
corresponding to one meal each. Small portions freeze quicker
at their core.
Pack the food hermetically so that they do not lose their flavour
or dry up. Use plastic bags, polyethylene film, aluminium foil or
special freezer containers for this. If you are using plastic bags,
compress them to eliminate the air before sealing them hermeti-
cally.
Attention:
Do not place bottles or jars containing liquids in the freezer
unless they are only two-thirds full: freezing causes liquids
to expand, which can cause the container to explode.
Note on each package:
-The freezing date
-The consume-by date
-The type of food contained
-The number of portions contained
If you are purchasing deep-frozen food, pick it up last when you
are shopping.
Check that: :
- The packaging isn't damaged
- They are not covered in a layer of frost (which means that they
have partially defrosted)
Pack them in an isothermic bag or in newspaper. Transport them
quickly and store them immediately. Comply with the maximum
storage dates shown on the pack. Your appliance has a **** free-
zer compartment, this enables you to keep deep-frozen food in
an optimal manner.

FOOD FREEZING GUIDE

Fresh Meat
Product
Lamb
Roast pork
Pork ribs
Boiled beef, roast beef
Beef steak, entrecote, veal
Veal steaks, cutlets
Minces meat
Giblets, offal
Sausages
Farm yard anim als
Prepare them plucked, skinned, gutted, cut into pieces if
neccessary, w ashed and rinsed
Product
Duck
Rabbit
Boiling fow l
Goose
Chicken
Turkey
Giblets, offal
Gam e
Product
Wild duck, w oodcock, pheasant
Hare
Partridge, quail
Fish
Product
Carp
Pike
Turbot
Salmon
Mackerel
Tench
Trout
Sea bream
Sole
Cooked food
Product
Sauce w ith meat juice
Tomato sauce
Minestrone w ith vegetables
Lasagne
Roats
Calf's leg
Meat in sauce
Stew ed game
Boiled fish, grilled or baked fish
Sw eet pepers, aubergines,
courgettes stuffed w ith meat
Mushrooms w ith garlic and parsley
Steamed spinach
Pizza
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