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USING YOUR FREEZER

Recommended storage periods

  

(when frozen from fresh) 

Fruit Syrup or Sugar packed Fruit 

up to 12 months

Open Frozen or Puréed Fruit 

up to 18 months

Fruit juices 

up to 6 months

Beef 

up to 10 months

Lamb 

up to 10 months

Veal 

up to 6 months

Pork 

up to 6 months

Minced meat 

up to 3 months

Cured meats 

up to 2 months

Sausages 

up to 3 months

Packed bacon 

up to 3 months

Smoked bacon/ chops/ gammon steaks 

up to 2 months

Unsmoked bacon/ chops/ gammon steaks  up to 1 month

Chicken  

up to 8 months

Duck 

up to 5 months

Goose 

up to 5 months

Turkey 

up to 6 months

White fish 

up to 5 months

Oily fish including salmon 

up to 2 months

Smoked salmon 

up to 3 months

Caviar 

don’t freeze

Shellfish 

up to 1 month

Butter 

up to 6 months

Cheese 

up to 6 months

Cream - double/ whipping 

up to 3 months

Eggs - only freeze separated 

up to 10 months

Suet 

up to 6 months

Milk 

up to 1 month

Yogurt 

up to 6 weeks

TO FREEZE  

THERMOSTAT TO POSITION 5

A loaf of bread 

not required

A small casserole 

Up to 2lb/900gm 

 2 hrs. before placing food in Freezer 
and 4 hrs. after placing food in Freezer

Over 6lb/2.7kg 

 6 hrs. before placing food in Freezer and 
12 hrs. after placing food in Freezer

Maximum of 22lb/10kg 

 24 hrs. before placing food in Freezer 
and 24 hrs. after placing food in Freezer.

What not to freeze

Bananas, Pomegranates, Pears or Carbonated liquids.

NOTE

:

DO NOT STORE INFLAMMABLE GASES OR LIQUIDS.

Making ice cubes

Fill the ice cube tray with fresh drinking water and place in the Freezer. 
After the ice cubes are made you can remove them from the tray by 
twisting the tray slightly and or placing the tray under running water for 
a short time.

Preparations for freezing

•   Leave cooked food to cool completely.
•   Chill food in a Fridge before freezing if possible.
•   Consider how you want to cook the food before freezing it.
•   Don’t freeze food in metal containers if you may want to microwave it 

straight from the Freezer.

•   Use special freezer bags available from supermarkets, freezer film, 

polythene bags, plastic containers, aluminium foil (heavy grade only, if 
in doubt, double wrap). Don’t use aluminium foil for acidic foods (such 
as citrus fruits). Don’t use thin cling film or glass. Don’t use used food 
containers (unless cleaned thoroughly first).  

•   Exclude as much air from the container as possible. You could buy a 

special vacuum pump which sucks excessive air out of the packaging.

•   Leave a small amount of ‘air space’ when freezing liquids, to allow for 

expansion.

•   You can use the space in the 

freezer most efficiently if 
you freeze liquids (or solids 
with liquids, such as stew) in 
square blocks. This is known as 
‘preforming’. Pour the liquid into 
a polythene bag which is inside a 
square sided container.  Freeze it 
like this, then remove it from the 
container and seal the bag.

Label everything

•   Many foods look the same when frozen, so careful labelling will help 

avoid forgetting what an item is. Storage times being exceeded could 
cause food poisoning.

•   You can buy special freezer tape for use in low temperatures.  

This tape is available in white, so you can use it to write the items 
contents on.  You can buy special freezer labels and pens.  
Labels come in different colours which can help you use your 
Freezer effectively. For instance you could colour code meat red and 
vegetables green.  Using a different colour label for each quarter of 
the year will help you rotate your frozen food more efficiently.

•   Write the contents and date. If you are really organised add the 

weight and notes on cooking such as ‘thaw first’, or ‘cook from frozen’ 
and keep a separate ‘log-book’ of what is in each drawer.  
This will save opening the door and searching around unnecessarily.

Summary of Contents for PRT 85 FZS

Page 1: ...PRESTIGE Instructions for use Model PRT85FZS...

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Page 3: ...Freezer Model PRT 85 FZS guidelines for use...

Page 4: ...Getting to know your Freezer 3 Installation 3 Electrical connections 4 Using your Freezer 5 Reversing the door swing 7 Defrosting Cleaning 8 Troubleshooting Maintenance 8 Technical specifications 9 S...

Page 5: ...eezer with any covering Levelling the Freezer Once the Freezer is in it s final location make sure it is level To do this use the two levelling feet at the front of the Freezer If the Freezer is not l...

Page 6: ...CFC free gases This is not a fault and will not affect the performance of your Freezer Humming purring or pulsating This is the compressor motor working as it pumps the refrigerant around the system...

Page 7: ...n foods together they will help to keep each other cold Store food straight away Don t buy frozen food unless you can freeze it straight away Special insulated bags can be bought from most supermarket...

Page 8: ...ridge before freezing if possible Consider how you want to cook the food before freezing it Don t freeze food in metal containers if you may want to microwave it straight from the Freezer Use special...

Page 9: ...at the bottom of the door Replace both adjustable feet Stand the Freezer use a flat bladed screw driver to remove the 2 screw covers at the rear of the Freezer lid Remove the top hinge bracket by uns...

Page 10: ...he doors and magnetic seal alignments will be affected Do Not Turn on the Freezer for 2 hours After the Freezer is in place it needs to be left for 2 hours The coolant fluid needs time to settle Servi...

Page 11: ...OCK DO NOT ATTEMPT REPAIRS YOURSELF Disposal Waste electrical and electronic products must not be disposed of with household waste Please refer to the retailer from whom you purchased this item for di...

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