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Freezing and storing frozen food
You can use your freezer for freezing fresh food yourself.
Important!
• For any freezing of fresh food the temperature in the freezer compart-
ment must be -18°C or colder.
Please adjust the thermostat accordingly in advance.
• Please observe the freezing capacity given on the rating plate. The free-
zing capacity is the maximum quantity of fresh food that can be frozen
within a period of 24 hours. If you wish to freeze food several days in a
row, please observe a maximum capacity of only 2/3 to 3/4 of that on the
rating plate. The quality of the food is best preserved when it is frozen
right through to the core as quickly as possible.
• Allow warm food to cool down before freezing. The warmth will cause
increased ice formation and increase the power consumption.
• Please note the maximum storage times specified by the manufacturer.
• Thawed foods which have not been processed further (cooked into meals)
may not under any circumstances be frozen a second time.
• Containers with flammable gases or liquids can leak at low temperatures.
There is a risk of an explosion! Do not store any containers with flamma-
ble materials such as, for example, spray cans, fire extinguisher refill car-
tridges etc in the refrigerator/freezer.
• Bottles and cans must not be placed in the freezer. They can burst when
the contents freeze, high carbonate content drinks can even explode!
Never store lemonade, juices, beer, wine, sparkling wine etc. in the free-
zer. Exception: high alcohol content spirits can be stored in the freezer.
• All foods must be packed air tight prior to freezing, so that they do not
dry out or lose their flavour, and so that no flavour contamination of
other frozen goods occurs.
Caution! Do not touch frozen food with wet hands. Your hands could free-
ze to the food.
1. To achieve faster freezing of food or to freeze the maximum quantity as
indicated on the rating plate push the EXTRAFREEZE switch (B) on 24 hours
before loading the fresh food. Thermostat setting can stay as used. The yel-
low pilot light (A) flashes up.
Place all already frozen food close together in the middle or lower basket.
To freeze large amount take the top basket out and put the fresh food direct
on the cooling surface.
Small amount of fresh food can be freeze in the top basket without pushing
the EXTRAFREEZE switch.
