Freezing and storing food
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Home freezing
Before placing food in the freezer
When freezing more than 2 kg of
fresh food, switch on the SuperFreeze
function
for 6 hours before placing
the food in the freezer.
When freezing even larger amounts of
food, switch on the SuperFreeze
function
for 24 hours before pla-
cing the food in the freezer.
This helps the frozen food which is
already stored in the freezer to stay
frozen.
Only freeze fresh food which is in a
good condition.
Please note that some food is not suit-
able for freezing. These include, for
example, vegetables that are usually
eaten raw, such as lettuce or radishes.
Tip:
To retain colour, taste, aroma and
vitamin C, vegetables should be
blanched before they are frozen. To do
so, place vegetables portion by portion
into boiling water for 2–3 minutes. Then
remove and plunge the vegetables into
ice-cold water to cool quickly. Leave
the vegetables to drain.
Packaging food for freezing
Freeze food in portions.
Tip:
Use suitable packaging to avoid
freezer burn (such as freezer contain-
ers).
Expel as much air as possible from
the packaging and close it tightly.
Make a note of the contents and the
date of freezing on the packaging.
Placing frozen food in the freezer
Risk of damage caused by load-
ing too much food.
Loading frozen goods which are too
heavy can cause damage to the
freezer drawers.
Do not exceed the maximum load
size of 12 kg.
Unfrozen food should not touch
frozen food as this will cause the
frozen food to begin to thaw.
To prevent food sticking together
when frozen, make sure that the
packaging and containers are dry.
To ensure that food freezes through to
the core quickly, do not exceed the
following packaging and container
sizes:
- Fruit and vegetables: max. 1 kg
- Meat: max. 2.5 kg
– Freezing small amounts of food
Freeze food in the top freezer drawer.
