Frozen And Deep- Frozen Food; Preparing Food For Freezing - Frigelux CCO100BES Benutzerhandbuch

FROZEN AND DEEP- FROZEN FOOD

Your appliance enables you to freeze food, it lowers its core temperature rapidly and you can
therefore keep it longer.
Deep-freezing is an industrial process that is quicker and more intense that domestic
freezing. The products you purchase from the shops are deep-frozen.

PREPARING FOOD FOR FREEZING

Freezing does not sterilize. It is therefore important to observe some simple hygiene
rules when preparing your food for freezing: wash your hands before you touch the
food and clean the kitchen tools you have just used before using them again.
Only freeze fresh, good quality food. Refer to the table "Food Freezing Guide" to know which
products you can freeze and how long you can keep them.
Blanch fruit and vegetables before freezing them to preserve their color, smell, taste and
vitamins: plunge them in boiling water for few moments.
Divide the food you wish to freeze into small individual portions corresponding to one meal
each. Small portions freeze quicker at their core.
Pack the food hermetically so that they do not lose their flavor or dry up. Use plastic bags,
polyethylene film, aluminum foil or special freezer containers for this. If you are using plastic
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