Freezer Compartment Door; Maximum Freezing Capacity; Purchasing Frozen Food; Note When Loading Products - Siemens KI82L Serie Gebrauchsanleitung

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Freezer compartment door

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Note the following points:
The position of the handle indicates
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whether or not the freezer
compartment is correctly closed.
The freezer compartment door
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engages audibly when closing.
When the freezer compartment door
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is open, the frozen food stored there
will thaw. The freezer compartment
will become covered in thick ice.

Maximum freezing capacity

The maximum freezing capacity
indicates the quantity of food that can
be frozen solid within 24 hours.
Information about the maximum freezing
capacity can be found on the rating
plate.
Prerequisites for max. freezing
capacity
When inserting fresh produce: switch
1.
on the Super function.
~ "Super function" on page 26
Move flip tray to the highest position.
2.
Store large amounts of fresh food on
3.
the flip tray near the back wall. This
is where food will freeze most
quickly.

Purchasing frozen food

Ensure the packaging is not
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damaged.
Do not exceed the minimum sell-by
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date.
The temperature in the supermarket
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freezer must be –18 °C or lower.
If possible, transport frozen food in a
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cool bag and place quickly in the
freezer compartment.
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Note when loading products

Spread out the food over a wide
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area in the freezer compartment.
Do not bring food which is to be
■
frozen into contact with frozen food.
If necessary, re-stack frozen food in
the freezer compartment.

Freezing fresh food

Freeze only fresh and undamaged food.
Food which is boiled, fried or baked is
more suitable for freezing than food
which is raw.
Before freezing food, make preparations
appropriate to the food in order to retain
the best possible nutritional value,
flavour and colour:
Vegetables: wash, chop, blanch.
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Fruit: wash, pit and perhaps peel,
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possibly add sugar or ascorbic acid
solution.
Information on how to do this can be
found in the relevant literature.
Suitable for freezing
Baked goods
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Fish and seafood
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Meat
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Poultry and game
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Vegetables, fruit and herbs
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Eggs without shells
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Dairy products, e.g. cheese, butter
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and quark
Ready meals and leftovers, e.g.
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soups, stews, cooked meat and fish,
potato dishes, soufflés and desserts