• 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;
• be sure that frozen foodstuffs are transferred
from the store to the freezer in the shortest
possible time;
• not open the lid 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.
Care and cleaning
WARNING!
Refer to Safety chapters.
Periodic cleaning
CAUTION!
Unplug the appliance before
carrying out any maintenance
operation.
Do not use detergents, abrasive
products, highly perfumed cleaning
products or wax polishes to clean
the inner side of the appliance.
Prevent damage to the cooling
system.
There is no need to clean the
compressor area.
1. Switch off the appliance.
2. Regularly clean the appliance and the
accessories with warm water and neutral
soap.
Clean the lid seal carefully.
3. Fully dry the appliance.
4. Connect the mains plug to the mains
socket.
5. Switch on the appliance.
Defrosting the freezer
CAUTION!
Never use sharp metal tools to
scrape off frost as you could
damage the appliance. Do not use a
mechanical device or any artificial
means to speed up the thawing
process other than those
recommended by the manufacturer.
A temperature rise of the frozen food
packs, during defrosting, may
shorten their safe storage life.
Defrost the freezer when the frost layer reaches
a thickness of about 10-15 mm.
The amount of frost on the walls of the
appliance will be increased by the high level of
the outer environment humidity and if the frozen
food is not wrapped properly.
The best time to defrost the freezer when it
contains no or only a little food.
1. Switch off the appliance.
2. Remove any stored food, wrap it in several
layers of newspaper and put it in a cool
place.
3. When defrosting is completed, dry the
interior thoroughly and refit the plug.
4. Switch on the appliance.
5. Set the temperature regulator to obtain the
maximum coldness and run the appliance
for two or three hours using this setting.
6. Reload the previously removed food into the
compartment.
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