Gaggenau RF410304, User Manual

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 Freezer compartment      

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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:

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Vegetables: wash, chop, blanch.

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Fruit: wash, pit and perhaps peel, possibly add 
sugar or ascorbic acid solution.

Information on how to do this can be found in the 
relevant literature.

Suitable for freezing

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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 and quark

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Ready meals and leftovers, e.g. soups, stews, 
cooked meat and fish, potato dishes, bakes and 
desserts

Not suitable for freezing

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Types of vegetables which are usually eaten raw, 
e.g. lettuce or radishes

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Unpeeled or hard boiled eggs

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Grapes

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Whole apples, pears and peaches

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Yoghurt, soured milk, sour cream, creme fraiche 
and mayonnaise

Packing frozen food

The correct type of packaging and material selection are 
decisive factors in the retention of the product quality, 
and prevent the development of freezer burn.

1

Place food in packaging.

2

Squeeze out the air.

3

Pack food airtight to prevent it from losing flavour 
and drying out.

4

Label packaging with contents and date of freezing.

Suitable packaging:

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Plastic film

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Tubular film made of polyethylene (PE)

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Aluminium foil

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Freezer containers

Suitable sealing materials:

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Rubber bands

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Plastic clips

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Cold-resistant adhesive tape

Unsuitable packaging:

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Wrapping paper

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Greaseproof paper

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Cellophane

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Rubbish bags and used shopping bags

Shelf life of frozen food at –18°C

Defrosting frozen food

The defrosting method must be adjusted to the food and 
application in order to retain the best possible product 
quality.

Defrosting methods:

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In the refrigerator compartment (especially suitable 
for animal-based foods such as fish, meat, cheese, 
quark)

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At room temperature (bread)

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In the microwave (food for immediate consumption 
or immediate preparation)

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In the oven/cooker (food for immediate 
consumption or immediate preparation)

Caution!

Do not refreeze food after it has been defrosted or 
started to defrost. You can only refreeze the food after it 
has been used for a ready-to-eat meal (boiled or fried).

The frozen food can no longer be stored for the 
maximum duration.

Fish, sausage, ready meals, baked goods: Up to 6 months
Meat, poultry:

Up to 8 months

Fruit, vegetables:

Up to 
12 months