Freezing Food - hanseatic HCD17884A2I Gebrauchsanleitung

CAUTION
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 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.

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.
If you are freezing a large quantity of
food at once, set "Quick freezing"
2 hours beforehand (see page EN-16).
Be sure to take note of the maximum freez-
ing capacity (see "Product fiche concerning
EU Directive no. 1060/2010" on page EN-39).
• Place food to be frozen in the freezer
compartments (5) and (6).
Freezing foods / storing frozen foods
Preparing 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.
• Carbonated drinks are not suitable for
freezing because the carbon dioxide es-
capes during freezing.
Selecting suitable packaging
Packaging is important when freezing. This
will protect against oxidation, penetration by
microbes, transfer of odours and flavourings
and drying out (freezer burn).
• Only use packaging material that is
strong, impermeable to air and liquid, not
too stiff and labelled. It should be desig-
nated as suitable for freezer use.
Portioning food
• Create flat portions if possible; these
freeze through to the core faster.
• Expel the air from the freezer bag as this
causes the contents to dry out and takes
up space.
• Use plastic clips, rubber bands or adhe-
sive tapes to seal.
• Fill liquid containers no more ¾ full, be-
cause liquids expand when frozen.
• Do not store any glass or metal contain-
ers containing liquid. These containers
could break.
• Always store strong alcoholic drinks up-
right and tightly closed.
• Label the frozen food by type, quantity,
amount and expiry date.
Use waterproof marker pens or adhesive
labels wherever possible.
Page EN-23