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Freezing food / storing frozen food
Freezing food / storing frozen food
WARNING
Risk of explosion!
The improper handling of the
appliance may cause an
explosion.
Do
not
store
■
substances or spray cans with
flammable propellants in the
appliance, as they may cause
ignitable gas/air mixtures to
explode.
CAUTION
Health hazard!
Improper
handling,
refrigeration or overstocking may
cause the stored food to spoil. If
spoiled food is consumed, there is
a risk of food poisoning.
Ensure in particular that raw
■
meat and fish are adequately
packed to prevent adjacent food
from becoming contaminated by
salmonella
contaminants.
Comply
with
■
recommendations
manufacturers.
Note that the shelf life of frozen
■
food may decrease due to an
increase in temperature inside
the
appliance
cleaning or power failure).
In the event of an extended
■
power failure or a malfunction of
the
appliance,
stored frozen products from the
appliance
and
sufficiently cool room or another
refrigerator (max. storage time
in case of
malfunction: 13
hours).
explosive
insufficient
or
other
the
shelf
life
of
food
(defrosting,
remove
the
store
in
a
After
a
malfunction,
■
whether the stored food is still fit
for
consumption.
refreeze,
but rather immediately consume
fully or partially thawed food.
Risk of injury!
The improper handling of the
appliance may cause injury. Risk
of burns from low temperatures.
The food and the inside walls of
■
the freezer compartment have a
very low temperature. Never
touch with wet hands. This may
cause
skin
damage is event possible if the
skin is dry.
Prior to consumption, allow ice
■
cubes or ice pops to thaw a
little. Do not put them in your
mouth directly after taking them
from the freezer compartment.
Freezing food
Freezing means thoroughly freezing –
ideally "shock-freezing" – fresh food
at room temperature to the core. If cooled
too slowly, the food "freezes to death", i.e.
its
structure
is
destroyed.
consistency, taste and nutritional value
demands a uniform storage temperature of
–18 °C.
Preparing food
• Only freeze food of acceptable quality.
• Freeze fresh and prepared meals
unsalted
and
unseasoned.
frozen when unsalted has a longer
shelf life.
• Allow prepared food to cool before you
freeze it. This not only saves energy, but
check
Do
not
injuries.
Skin
Retaining
Food