Freezing and storing food
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Placing food in the freezer
Food to be frozen can be placed any-
where in the freezer zone.
Place large quantities of food in the
large freezer basket.
Place the frozen food flat in the bot-
tom of the basket so that it freezes
through to the core as quickly as pos-
sible.
Fill the top freezer basket first as the
food will freeze quickest here.
Ensure that the packaging and con-
tainers are dry to prevent them from
freezing together or to the walls.
Please follow the guidelines in the ta-
ble below regarding recommended
weights for the baskets:
Upper
freezer
basket
Lower
freezer
basket
KF 28x2 Vi/
SF
26.5 lb
(12 kg)
62 lb
(28 kg)
KF 29x2 Vi/
SF
40 lb
(18 kg)
79 lb
(36 kg)
Unfrozen food should not touch
frozen food as this will cause the
frozen food to begin to thaw.
Storage time for frozen food
The storage life of food is very variable,
even at a constant temperature of 0°F
(-18°C). Decomposition processes also
take place in frozen food, albeit at a
very reduced speed. Fat can become
rancid from contact with oxygen in the
air, for example. This is why lean meat
can be stored approx. twice as long as
fatty meat.
The storage times quoted are guide val-
ues for the storage life of different food
groups in the Freezer Zone.
Food group
Storage
time
(Months)
Ice cream
2 to 6
Bread, baked goods
2 to 6
Cheese
2 to 4
Fish, oily
1 to 2
Fish, lean
1 to 5
Sausage, ham
1 to 3
Game, pork
1 to 12
Poultry, beef
2 to 10
Vegetables, fruit
6 to 18
Herbs
6 to 10
Where the storage time given on the
packaging differs, follow the advice on
the packaging.
