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Freezing and storing food
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Home freezing
Before placing food in the freezer
When freezing more than 2kg of
fresh food, switch on the Party mode
function for approx. 24hours be-
fore placing the food in the freezer
(see “Using Party mode (SuperCool/
SuperFreeze)”).
This helps the frozen food which is
already stored in the freezer to stay
frozen.
Only freeze fresh food which is in
good condition.
Please note that some food is not suit-
able for freezing. This includes, for ex-
ample, vegetables that are usually
eaten raw, such as lettuce or radishes.
Tip: To retain colour, taste, aroma and
vitamin C, vegetables should be
blanched before they are frozen. To do
so, place vegetables portion by portion
into boiling water for 2–3minutes. Then
remove and plunge the vegetables into
ice-cold water to cool quickly. Leave
the vegetables to drain.
Packaging food for freezing
Freeze food in portions.
Tip: Use suitable packaging to avoid
freezer burn (such as freezer contain-
ers).
Expel as much air as possible from
the packaging and close it tightly.
Make a note of the contents and the
date of freezing on the packaging.
Placing frozen food in the freezer
Unfrozen food should not touch
frozen food as this will cause the
frozen food to begin to thaw.
If the ventilation slots are blocked,
the cooling performance will de-
crease and energy consumption will
increase.
When placing food in the freezer,
make sure that the ventilation slots
are not blocked.
To prevent food sticking together
when frozen, make sure that the
packaging and containers are dry.
Fill the top freezer drawer with food
first. This is where food freezes the
quickest.
Always place the food as close as
possible to the drawer walls so that it
freezes through to the core as quickly
as possible.
Then transfer to freezer bags or con-
tainers and place in the other freezer
drawers.
Always push in the freezer drawer as
far as it will go to allow the air to cir-
culate freely in the refrigeration appli-
ance.
The freezing process is complete ap-
prox. 24 hours after placing food in
the freezer.
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