Freezing foods / storing frozen foods
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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!
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In particular, pack raw meat and fi sh
carefully to ensure that adjacent
food cannot be contaminated by sal-
monella or similar bacteria.
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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 appliance
(from defrosting, cleaning or power
failure).
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Remove the stored frozen food from
the appliance – even when only
switching off the appliance tempo-
rarily – and store it in a suffi ciently
cool place or in another refrigerating
appliance.
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After a possible power failure, check
whether the stored foodstuffs are still
edible. The maximum storage time
in the event of a malfunction can be
found on the type plate of the appli-
ance.
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Consume thawed and defrosted
foods immediately; do not refreeze.
• Follow the instructions in this chapter to
store your food over 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.
Freezing food has a positive effect on its shelf
life. This will help to avoid food waste.
Set the temperature in the fridge compart-
ment to –18°C. In this way, you can ensure
that the temperature conditions inside are
optimally utilised, guaranteeing optimal food
storage.
Maximum freezing capacity
Details of the freezing capacity of your appli-
ance can be found on the type plate of your
appliance.
• Adhere to the maximum freezing capacity
if possible.
Up to the maximum specified
freezing capacity
If you adhere to the maximum freezing ca-
pacity, the food will freeze at the fastest rate.
The temperature in the freezer briefly rises af-
ter placing fresh goods inside. After 12 hours,
the goods are frozen to the core.
Above the maximum specified
freezing capacity
If you want to freeze more food in one go as
an exception, freezing will take longer. Keep
fresh goods out of contact with existing fro-
zen foods, as the frozen foods could start
to defrost. If contact with stored food cannot
be avoided, we recommend that you create
a cold reserve in the freezer before freezing
the fresh goods. 2 hours beforehand, set the
temperature controller to MAX.
