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Freezing food/Storing frozen food

Freezing food/Storing frozen food
WARNING
Danger of explosion!
Improper handling of the appliance
may lead to an explosion.
■ Do not store explosive substances or
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
carefully to ensure that adjacent
food cannot be contaminated by sal-
monella or similar bacteria.
■ Abide by the storage times recom-
mended by food manufacturers.
■ Note that the shelf life of the frozen
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
food may remain suffi ciently cold for
some time. In case of prolonged pow-
er 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 anoth-
er cooling appliance. The maximum
storage time in the event of a fault is
shown on the appliance's type plate.
■ After a malfunction, check wheth-
er the stored food is still edible. Con-
sume thawed and defrosted foods
immediately, do not refreeze.
Risk of injury from frozen goods! Risk of injury from frozen goods!
Improper handling of the appliance Improper handling of the appliance
may result in injury. There is a risk of may result in injury. There is a risk of
burns caused by low temperatures. burns caused by low temperatures.
The frozen food's very low temperatures The frozen food's very low temperatures
can freeze the hands, lips or tongue. can freeze the hands, lips or tongue.
■ The food and the inside walls of the
The food and the inside walls of the
freezer have a very low temperature. freezer have a very low temperature.
Never touch them with wet hands. Never touch them with wet hands.
This can cause injury to the skin. Skin This can cause injury to the skin. Skin
damage can occur even with dry skin. damage can occur even with dry skin.
■ Do not put ice cubes, crushed ice or
Do not put ice cubes, crushed ice or
ice lollies straight into your mouth ice lollies straight into your mouth
from the freezer. from the freezer.
If there is not enough space within the
drawers of the freezer, you can re-
move the drawers.
• Follow the instructions in this chapter to
store your food for the longest possible
time in the best possible way.

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.