Fast Freezing; Features Of The Freezer Compartment; Thawing Frozen Food - Gaggenau RB 289 Gebrauchsanleitung

Fast freezing

Food should be frozen solid as quickly as possible in
order to retain vitamins, nutritional value, appearance and
flavour.
To prevent an undesirable temperature rise when placing
fresh food in the freezer compartment, switch on fast
freezing several hours beforehand.
Smaller quantities of food can be frozen without fast
freezing.
Switching on and off
Press fast" button 2.
If the fast freezing has been switched on the button is lit.
Fast freezing automatically switches off after
approx. 2½ days.
Note
When fast freezing is switched on, increased operating
noises may occur.

Features of the freezer compartment

(not all models)
Ice block
If a power failure or malfunction occurs, the ice blocks
can be used to slow down the thawing process. The ice
blocks can also be used to cool food temporarily , e. g. in
a cold bag.
Making ice cubes
Fill the ice tray ¾ full of water and place in the bottom
of the freezer compartment. If the ice tray is stuck to the
freezer compartment, loosen with a blunt implement only
(spoon handle).
To loosen the ice cubes, twist the ice tray slightly or hold
briefly under flowing water.

Thawing frozen food

Depending on the type of food and intended use,
frozen produce can be thawed as follows:
At room temperature
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In the refrigerator
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In an electric oven, with/without fan assisted hot air
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In the microwave
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Note
Do NOT refreeze food which is beginning to thaw or
which has already thawed. It can only be refrozen when
it has been used to prepare a ready meal (boiled or fried).
No longer store the frozen produce for the max. storage
period.
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