Freezing foods / storing frozen foods
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WARNING
Danger of explosion!
Improper handling of the appliance
may lead to an explosion.
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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!
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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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Pay attention to the star classifi ca-
tions (
and
) in the freezer
and the resulting storage periods for
freezer products.
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In case of prolonged power failure or
malfunction of the appliance, remove
the stored frozen food from the appli-
ance and store it in a suffi ciently cool
place or in another refrigerating ap-
pliance. The maximum storage time
in the event of a fault is shown on the
appliance’s type plate.
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After a malfunction, check wheth-
er the stored food is still edible. Con-
sume thawed and defrosted foods
immediately, do not refreeze.
Health hazard!
Contaminated food can cause health
problems.
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Two-star frozen-food compartments
are suitable for storing pre-frozen
food, storing or making ice-cream
and making ice cubes.
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One-, two- and three-star compart-
ments are not suitable for the freez-
ing of fresh food.
Risk of injury!
Improper handling of the appliance
may result in injury. Risk of burns caused
by low temperatures.
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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.
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Let ice cubes or ice lollies thaw a lit-
tle before eating, do not put into your
mouth straight from the freezer.
• 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
Freezing foods / storing frozen foods
