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Freezing foods / storing frozen foods

Freezing foods / storing frozen foods
WARNING
Danger of explosion!
Improper handling of the appliance
may lead to an explosion.
Do not store explosive substances or
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spray cans with fl ammable propel-
lants inside the appliance, as they
may cause ignitable gas-air mixtures
to explode.
CAUTION
Health hazard!
Incorrect handling, insuffi cient cool-
ing or overlapping items can spoil the
stored food. This could lead to a risk of
food poisoning when consumed.
In particular, pack raw meat and fi sh
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carefully to ensure that adjacent
food cannot be contaminated by sal-
monella or similar bacteria.
Abide by the storage times recom-
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mended by food manufacturers.
Note that the shelf life of the frozen
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food may be shortened due to a rise
in the temperature inside the appli-
ance (from defrosting, cleaning or
power failure).
If there is a power failure, the frozen
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food may remain suffi ciently cold for
some time (see "storage time in the
event of a power failure" at page
GB-29). In case of prolonged power
failure or malfunction of the appli-
ance, remove the stored frozen food
from the appliance and store it in a
suffi ciently cool place or in another
refrigerating appliance.
After a malfunction, check wheth-
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er the stored food is still edible. Con-
sume thawed and defrosted foods
immediately, do not refreeze.
Risk of injury!
Improper handling of the appliance
may result in injury. Risk of burns caused
by low temperatures.
The food and the inside walls of the
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freezer compartment have a very low
temperature. Never touch them with
wet hands. This can cause injury to
the skin. Skin damage can occur even
with dry skin.
Let ice cubes or ice lollies thaw a lit-
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tle before eating, do not put into your
mouth straight from the freezer area.
If there is not enough space on or
under the wire rack (1) of the freezer
compartment, you can remove the wire rack.

Freezing food

Freezing means reducing the core tempera-
ture of fresh, room-temperature food to fro-
zen as quickly as possible – for best results
"flash-frozen". If not cooled quickly enough,
the food will be "killed by frost", i.e. the struc-
ture will be destroyed. A constant storage
temperature of -18° C is needed to maintain
the food's consistency, taste and nutritional
value.

Preparing the food

• Only freeze high quality food.
• Freeze fresh and prepared food dry and
unseasoned. Unsalted foods are more
durable.
• Allow prepared food to cool before freez-
ing. This not only saves power, but also
prevents excessive frost formation in the
freezer area.