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Storing in the freezer
It is practical to replace frozen products into the
basket(s) after freezing has finished. Doing this you
could make room in the freezing compartment for
another freezing. Intermediate freezing does not
deteriorate foods already stored.
In large quantities of food are to be stored, remove the
baskets except the lowermost one from appliance and
place food on the cooling surface.
Do not forget to keep to the storage time given
on the packaging of frozen products if you buy
them frozen. To store home-frozen products see the
storing instructions placed in the door of the freezer.
Symbols signify the various foods, numbers mean
maximum storing time given in months.
It is safe to store quick-frozen, frozen foods only
if they have not dissolved even for a short time
until placing them into the freezer. If the deep-frozen
food has already dissolved, refreezing is not
recommended, it has to be used up as soon as
possible.
How to use the freezer
Some useful information
and advice
The variable shelves are worth paying attention
to, which increases the usability of the fresh food
compartment considerably. Rearranging the
shelves is also possible when the door is open at
an angle of 90°.
After opening and closing the door of freezer
vacuum will rise inside the appliance because of
the low temperature. So wait 2-3 minutes after
closing the door - if you want to open it again -
while inner pressure equalises.
Take care of operating the freezer at a position of
thermostatic control so that the inside
temperature can never go above -18 °C, since
temperature higher than this can deteriorate
frozen foods.
It is practical to make sure of faultless operation
of the appliance daily so as to notice possible
failure in time and prevent deterioration of frozen
foods.
Freezing
The appliance can be used to freeze fresh food of
quantity specified on the data label. Freezing different
products should always be done after proper
preparing as follows.
Set the thermostat knob to a medium position.
Put the previously frozen food - or some of it - to
another basket or baskets. Put the fresh food into the
upper basket, leaving enough space for airflow. If
there is some previously frozen food left in the upper
basket, put this food into the back of the basket
avoiding the contact between the fresh food and the
already frozen food.
Run the appliance this way for 24 hours.
After 24 hours set the thermostat knob according to
your choice or leave it in a medium position, which is
in general appropriate for everyday cooling needs.
Should you want to freeze the quantity declared by the
producer, remove the upper basket from the
appliance and put the fresh food uniformly distributed
directly on the cooling surface.
Setting the thermostat knob to a higher (e.g.
maximum) position is not recommended.
Although doing so would make the freezing time
shorter, on the other hand the temperature of the
fridge compartment may go permanently below 0°C,
what yields freezing the food and drinks stored there.
Never freeze food in bigger quantity than
given in the 'Technical data' at the same
time, otherwise freezing will not be thorough and
after dissolving various deterioration may take
place (losing taste and aroma, lysing, etc.).
Do not make ice during freezing preferably,
because making ice reduces freezing capacity.
Hints and ideas
In this chapter practical hints and ideas are given
about how to use the appliance to reach maximum
energy saving and there is environmental
information about the appliance as well.
How to save energy
Avoid putting the appliance in a sunny place and
near anything that gives off heat.
Be sure that the condenser and the compressor
are well ventilated. Do not cover the sections
where ventilation is.
Wrap products in tightly closing dishes or cling
film to avoid building up unnecessary frost.
Do not leave the door open longer than
necessary and avoid unnecessary openings.
Put warm foods into the appliance only when
they are at room temperature.
Keep the condenser clean.
How to make ice cubes
To make ice cubes fill the enclosed ice cube tray
with water and put it to the frozen food
compartment. Wetting the bottom of the tray and
setting thermostatic control knob to maximum
position can shorten preparing time. After finishing
do not forget to reset the thermostatic control to the
suitable position.
Ready ice cubes can be taken out of the tray under
running water then twist or hit it. If the ice tray
freezes to the compartment, avoid using metal
tools or knife to take it out as the cooling system
can be damaged.
