Defrosting food
Observe the following basic rules when de-
frosting food:
– To defrost food, remove it from the freezer
and let it defrost at room temperature or in
the refrigerator.
– Always defrost meat, poultry and fish in the
refrigerator. Make sure that the frozen food
is not immersed in its own thawing liquid.
– To defrost food quickly, use the defrost
function on your microwave, for example.
Observe the manufacturer’s instructions
and note that bacteria and germs can form
in this way.
– If you only want to defrost part of a pack,
remove the portion you need and immedi-
ately close the rest of the pack. In this way,
you will avoid “freezer burn” and will reduce
ice formation on the remaining foods.
– Cook or use thawed foods as soon as pos-
sible.
– Dispose of the defrosting liquid.
Cook or use thawed foods as soon as
possible. Dispose of the defrosting liquid.
Preparing ice cubes
CAUTION
Health hazard!
Consuming ice cubes prepared using
impure or standing water can endan-
ger your health. Incorrect handling can
lead to risks of causing food poisoning.
■
Use only fresh drinking water to make
ice cubes.
Risk of injury!
Risk of burns caused by low tempera-
tures.
■
The food and the inside walls of the
freezer have a very low temperature.
Never touch them with wet hands.
This can cause injury to the skin. Skin
damage can occur even with dry skin.
■
Let ice cubes thaw a little before
eating, do not put into your mouth
straight from the freezer.
• Fill the ice cube container to the ¾ level
with fresh drinking water and place it in
the freezer compartment.
• The ice cubes are best removed by
bending the ice cube container slightly or
holding it under running water for a short
while.
Using the appliance as a freezer
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