Freezing Fresh Foods; Storage Of Frozen Food - Pelgrim OVG 214 Gebrauchsanweisung

Starting the empty freezer
Switch the freezer on. Sound alarm is on because of
inappropriate temperature. It may be switched off by
pressing the alarm button
Put the mode selection switch to the continuous
operation position. All three signal lamps are on.
Place fresh food into the freezer several hours after
the red signal lamp goes off.

Freezing fresh foods

Proper use of the appliance, adequately packed food,
correct temperature and taking into account hygienic
precautions will substantially influence the quality of
freezing the food or storing of the frozen foodstuffs.
Carefully select food to be frozen: it should be of
adequate quality and suitable for freezing.
Choose correct packaging for each kind of food
and pack it correctly.
The packaging should be air tight and well sealed
without leaking since this could cause substantial
vitamin loss and dehydration.
Foils and bags should be soft enough to tightly
wrap around the food.
Mark packages with following data: kind and
amount of foods and the date of loading.
It is most important that the food is frozen as
quickly as possible. We therefore recommend the
size of the package not to be too large and to be
cooled before loading into the freezer.
The amount of the fresh foods that can be loaded
in the freezer within 24 hours is stated on the
rating plate. If the loaded amount is too large,
the quality of freezing is reduced which affects
the quality of frozen foods.
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Proper freezing procedure
Freeze the food in the freezing compartment (see
Section Description of the Appliance)
24 hours prior freezing of fresh food switch the
continued operation button (2) to the
uninterrupted operation (yellow lamp is on). At
the end of this period load fresh food into the
freezing compartment.
After 24 hours move the frozen food to the
storage compartment of the freezer and repeat
the freezing procedure with new load if required.
Fresh food should not touch the already frozen
packages.
Approximately 24 hours after the last loading of
fresh food press the continued operation button
again (2) and switch to the automatic operation
(yellow signal lamp is off).
In case of freezing minor quantities of fresh food
(1-2 kg), it is not necessary to switch the
appliance to the continued operation mode (2).

Storage of frozen food

Store the already frozen food in the storage
compartment of the freezer. The bottom basin of the
appliance is also intended for storage purposes.
Storage baskets may be removed at random and food
may be placed directly upon the cooling shelves.
Storing commercially frozen foods
The storage time and recommended temperature for
storing commercially frozen foods is indicated on the
packaging. For storing and use consider
manufacturer's instruction.
When shopping, be careful and choose only packages
of foods which are adequately packed and provided
with complete data and stored in freezers where the
temperature is not higher than -18°C.
Do not buy packages of food wrapped with frost.