PREPARING FOOD FOR THE REFRIGERATOR
Carefully wrap fresh foods: they will then keep their flavor, color, humidity content and freshness.
You also avoid the taste of some foods contaminating the taste of others. Only vegetables, fruit and
salad vegetables can be stored in the vegetable compartment without being packed. Let hot dishes
and drinks cool down outside the appliance. Remove the cardboard packs from around yoghurt pots.
Check the consume-by dates on the products you have bought. You should not exceed these.
ARRANGING FOOD IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR
The temperature inside your refrigerator is not uniform. Some areas are colder than others and you
must store your food in the appropriate areas according to their type to ensure that they can be kept
safely.
Leave a space between the food items to allow the air to circulate freely and avoid different products
contaminating each other.
Do not put packages and food in contact with the wall at the back of the appliance, this is a
particularly cold and damp area of the appliance and water droplets and frost condense there as
part of your refrigerator's normal operation.
The coldest area, indicated by the logo, is designed for delicate,
sensitive and highly perishable food: meat, poultry, fish, cooked
meats, prepared dishes, ready-made salads, egg or cream-based
dishes and pastries, fresh pasta, pastry, pizza/quiches, fresh
produce and raw milk cheese, ready- to-use vegetables sold in
plastic bags and, more generally, any fresh product whose
consume-by date is linked to its storage at a temperature of +4°C
or below.
Never refreeze food once it has defrosted, even partially, without cooking it first.
We would advise you not to place any items you have just taken out of the freezer straight
into your mouth (ice cream, ice cubes, etc.), they will be at a very low temperature and you
risk frostbite. Avoid touching frozen or deep-frozen food with wet hands; you may stick to
the food. We recommend that you only defrost food for immediate use.
6. CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Defrosting
The defrost of fridge part is manual and for freezer part is manual too.
Defrost when frost is accumulated on the evaporator is about 2mm:
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Set the thermostat to "OFF" for defrosting.
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Unplug your appliance from the main power.
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Remove all contents from your appliance.
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Leave the freezer door open to allow melting of the ice.
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Remove large pieces of ice if necessary with dishcloth or something that will not damage
the walls.
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Do not use hot water or other electric heaters to melt the accumulated ice.
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After defrosting, remove the accumulated ice / water and try the appliance with a soft cloth.
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Restart the unit according to the start instructions. Never use a knife or other sharp
instrument to scrape ice inside.
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