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Freezer compartment
Use the freezer
compartment
S For storing frozen food
S Making ice cubes
S For freezing food
Ensure that the freezer compartment
door is always closed! If the door is open,
the frozen food will thaw. The freezer
compartment will become covered in
a thick layer of ice. Also: energy will be
wasted due to high power consumption!
Freezing and storing
food
Purchasing deep frozen
food
S Check that the packaging is not
damaged.
S Check the sell by date.
S The temperature of the supermarket
freezer should be -18 °C or lower. If not,
the storage life of the food is reduced.
S If possible, transport deep frozen food
in an insulated bag and place quickly in
the freezer compartment.
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Storing frozen food
S To ensure good air circulation
in the appliance, insert the freezer
drawers all the way.
S If a large quantity of food is to be placed
in the freezer compartment, the food
can be stacked directly on the wire
shelves and on the floor of the freezer
compartment. To do this, remove all
the freezer drawers. Pull out the freezer
drawers all the way, lift at the front
and remove. Fig. q.
Freezing fresh food
Freezing food yourself
If you are freezing food yourself, use only
fresh, undamaged food.
The following foods are suitable for
freezing:
Meat and sausage products, poultry and
game, fish, vegetables, herbs, fruit, cakes
and pastries, pizza, ready meals,
leftovers, egg yolk and egg white.
The following foods are not suitable
for freezing:
Eggs in shells, soured cream and
mayonnaise, green salads, radishes and
onions.
Blanching vegetables and fruit
To retain colour, flavour, aroma and
vitamin C, vegetables and fruits should
be blanched prior to freezing.
Blanching is the brief immersion
of vegetables and fruit in boiling water.
Literature on freezing and blanching
is available in bookshops.
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