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Freezing and storing food
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Remove, and plunge into ice-cold
water to cool quickly. Drain and pack
ready for freezing.
- Lean meat freezes better than fatty
meat, and can be stored for consid-
erably longer.
- Separate chops, steaks, cutlets etc.
with a sheet of plastic freezer film.
This prevents them from freezing to-
gether in a block.
- Do not salt or season raw food or
blanched vegetables before freezing.
Cooked food should only be lightly
salted and seasoned. Some herbs in-
tensify the taste of food when frozen.
- Placing hot foods or drinks in the
freezer causes food that is already
frozen to partially thaw and increases
energy consumption. Allow hot foods
and drinks to cool down before pla-
cing them in the freezer.
Packaging food for freezing
Freeze food in portions.
–Suitable packing material
- Plastic freezer bags
- Tubular polythene freezer bags
- Aluminum foil
- Freezer containers
–Unsuitable packing material
- Wrapping paper
- Greaseproof paper
- Cellophane
- Bin bags
- Plastic carrier bags
Expel as much air as possible from
the packaging.
Close the packaging tightly with
- Rubber bands
- Plastic clips
- String
- Freezer tape
Tip: Freezer bags may also be sealed
using home heat sealing kits.
Make a note of the contents and the
date of freezing on the packaging.
Before placing food in the appliance
When freezing more than 2kg of
fresh food, switch on the SuperFreeze
function some time before placing the
food in the freezer (see “Super-
Freeze”).
This helps create a cold reserve in food
which is already stored in the freezer.
Placing frozen food in the freezer
Risk of damage caused by load-
ing too much food.
Loading food which is too heavy can
cause damage to the freezer draw-
ers/glass shelves.
Do not exceed the relevant maximum
load size:
Freezer drawer = 25kg
Glass shelf = 35kg
Unfrozen food should not touch
frozen food as this will cause the
frozen food to begin to thaw.
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