Freezing Fresh Food; Packing Frozen Food; Shelf Life Of Frozen Food; Fast Freezing - Gaggenau RB 280 Notice D'utilisation

Freezing fresh food

Freeze only fresh and undamaged food.
To retain the best possible nutritional value, flavor and
color, vegetables should be blanched before freezing.
Eggplants, peppers, zucchini and asparagus do not
require blanching.
Literature on freezing and blanching can be found in
bookstores.
Note:
Keep food which is to be frozen away from food which
is already frozen.
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The following foods are suitable for freezing:
Baked goods, fish and seafood, meat, game,
poultry, vegetables, fruit, herbs, eggs without
shells, dairy products such as cheese and butter,
ready meals and leftovers such as soups, stews,
cooked meat and fish, potato dishes, soufflés and
desserts.
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The following foods are not suitable for freezing:
Vegetables that are usually consumed raw, such
as lettuce or radishes, eggs in shells, grapes,
whole apples, pears and peaches, hard-boiled
eggs, yoghurt, soured milk, sour cream, crème
fraîche and mayonnaise.

Packing frozen food

To prevent food from losing its flavor or drying out,
place in airtight containers.
1. Place food in packaging.
2. Remove air.
3. Seal the packaging.
4. Label packaging with contents and date of
freezing.
Suitable packaging:
Cling wrap, tubular film made of polyethylene,
aluminum foil, freezer containers.
These products are available from specialist outlets.
Unsuitable packaging:
Wrapping paper, greaseproof paper, cellophane, bin
liners and used shopping bags.
Items suitable for sealing packaged food:
Rubber bands, plastic clips, string, cold-resistant
adhesive tape, etc.
Bags and tubular film made of polyethylene (PE) can
be sealed with a film heat sealer.

Shelf life of frozen food

Shelf life depends on the type of food.
At a temperature of 0° F (–18° C):
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Fish, sausage, ready meals, cakes and pastries:
up to 6 months
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Cheese, poultry and meat:
up to 8 months
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Vegetables, fruit:
up to 12 months

Fast freezing

Food should be frozen solid as quickly as possible in
order to retain vitamins, nutritional value, appearance
and flavor.
Several hours before placing fresh food in the freezer
compartment, switch on fast freezing to prevent an
unwanted temperature rise.
As a rule, 4–6 hours is adequate.
This appliance runs constantly, and the freezer
compartment drops to a very low temperature.
If you would like to use the max. freezing capacity,
switch on fast freezing for 24 hours before placing the
fresh food in the freezer compartment.
You can place smaller quantities of food (up to 2 kg)
in the top compartment without fast freezing.
Note:
When fast freezing is switched on, increased
operating noises may occur.

Switching on and off

Press fast button for freezer section h.
If fast freezing has been switched on, the button is lit.
Fast freezing automatically switches off after approx.
2½ days.
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