Tips For Freezing And Storing Fresh Food; Using Ice Packs; Frozen Food: Shopping Tips - Bauknecht GKN 17G4 Bedienungsanleitung

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
FOODS
Fruits
Apples
Apricots
Blackberries
Blackcurrants / Redcurrants
Cherries
Peaches
Pears
Plum
Raspberries
Strawberries
Rhubarb
Fruit juices (orange, lemon,
grapefruit)
Vegetables
Asparagus
Basil
Beans
Artichokes
Broccoli
Brussels sprout
Cauliflower
Carrots
Celery
Mushrooms (champignons)
Parsley
Peppers
Peas
Runner-beans
Spinach
Tomatoes
Zucchini
We recommend to label and date all your frozen food.
Adding a label will help you to identify foods and to
know when they should be used before their quality
deteriorates.Do not re-freeze defrosted food.

4.2. TIPS FOR FREEZING AND STORING FRESH FOOD

•
Before freezing, wrap and seal fresh food in:
STORAGE
aluminium foil, cling film, air and water-tight plastic
TIME (months)
bags, polythene containers with lids or freezer
containers suitable for freezing fresh food.
12
•
Food must be fresh, mature and of prime quality in
8 order to obtain high quality frozen food.
• Fresh vegetables and fruit should preferably be frozen
8 – 12
as soon as they are picked to maintain the full original
8 – 12
nutritional value, consistency, colour and flavor.
10
10
Some meat, especially game, should be hung before it is
8 – 12 frozen.
10
Note:
•
Always leave hot food to cool before placing in the
8 – 12
freezer.
10
• Eat fully or partially defrosted foods immediately.
10
Do not refreeze unless the food is cooked after it
has thawed. Once cooked, the thawed food can be
4 – 6
refrozen.
• Do not freeze bottles with liquid.
8 – 10
6 – 8

4.3. USING ICE PACKS*

12
Ice packs helps in keeping frozen the foodstuffs in case
8 – 10
of power failure. For the best usage of them, place them
8 – 10
above food stored in the top of compartment.
8 – 10
8 – 10

4.4. FROZEN FOOD: SHOPPING TIPS

10 – 12
When purchasing frozen food products:
6 – 8
•
Ensure that the packaging is not damaged (frozen
8
food in damaged packaging may have deteriorated).
If the package is swollen or has damp patches, it may
6 – 8
not have been stored under optimal conditions and
10 – 12
defrosting may have already begun.
12
• When shopping, buy frozen foods at the end of your
12
trip and transport them in a thermally insulated cool
12
bag.
• Once at home, place the frozen foods immediately in
8 – 10
the freezer.
8 – 10
• If food has defrosted even partially, do not re-freeze it.
Consume within 24 hours.
• Avoid or reduce temperature variations to the
minimum. Respect the best-before date on the
package.
• Always observe the storage information on the
package.
46