IKEA 004.948.36, Manual

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Hints for fresh food refrigeration

 • Do not store warm food or evaporating 

liquids in the refrigerator. 

 • Cover or wrap the food, particularly if it has 

a strong flavour.

 • Position food so that air can circulate freely 

around it.

Hints for refrigeration

Useful hints:

 • Meat (all types): wrap in a suitable 

packaging and place it on the glass shelf 

above the vegetable drawer. Store meat for 

at most 1-2 days.

 • Cooked foods, cold dishes: cover and place 

on any shelf.

 • Fruit and vegetables: clean thoroughly and 

place in a special drawer. Bananas, potatoes, 

onions and garlic must not be kept in the 

refrigerator if not packed.

 • Butter and cheese: place in a special airtight 

container or wrap in an aluminium foil or 

a polythene bag to exclude as much air as 

possible.

 • Bottles: close with a cap and place on the 

door bottle shelf, or (if available) on the 

bottle rack.

Cautions for Use 

 •

The more food stuff put in or the more and 

the longer for once the door is opened, the 

more it needs electric consumption, which 

even leads malfunction.

 • Re-plug in the power plug at the interval of 

over ten minutes.

 • Do not store bottled drink in the freezer, 

so as to prevent from being broken and 

damaging the refrigerator.

 • Open the door as less as possible during 

power-cut.

 • When defrosting, never use any sharp or 

metallic objects to remove the frost on the 

surface of the evaporator as it will damage 

the evaporator.

 • Do not touch foods and containers in the 

freezing compartment with your wet hands 

so as to prevent from being frostbitten.

Hints for freezing

To help you make the most of the freezing 

process, here are some important hints:

 • The maximum quantity of food which can 

be frozen in 24 hours is shown on the rating 

plate.

 •

The freezing process takes 24 hours. No 

further food to be frozen should be added 

during this period.

 • Freeze only top quality, fresh and 

thoroughly cleaned, foodstuffs.

 • Prepare food in small portions to enable it 

to be rapidly and completely frozen and to 

make it possible subsequently to thaw only 

the quantity required.

 • Wrap up the food in aluminium foil or 

polythene and make sure that the packages 

are airtight.

 • Do not allow fresh, unfrozen food to touch 

food which is already frozen, thus avoiding a 

rise in temperature of the latter.

 • Lean foods store better and longer than 

fatty ones; salt reduces the storage life of 

food.

 • Water ices, if consumed immediately after 

removal from the freezer compartment, can 

possibly cause the skin to be freeze burnt.

 • It is advisable to show the freezing in date 

on each individual pack to enable you to 

keep tab of the storage time.

Hints for storage of frozen food

To obtain the best performance from this 

appliance, you should:

 • Make sure that the commercially frozen 

foodstuffs were adequately stored by the 

retailer.

 •

Make sure that frozen foodstuffs are 

transferred from the food store to the 

freezer in the shortest possible time.

 • Do not open the door frequently or leave it 

open longer than absolutely necessary.

 • Once defrosted, food deteriorates rapidly 

and cannot be refrozen.

 • Do not exceed the storage period indicated 

by the food manufacturer.