Operation Manual

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* Depending on model and options
Storage times
for food in the Climat-Freshbox compartment:
Dry setting
butter up to 30 days
cheese, soft up to
30 days
milk, fresh up to
7 days
sausage, cold cuts up to
7 days
fish up to
4 days
shellfish up to
3 days
poultry up to
5 days
pork
large portions up to
7 days
cut up up to
5 days
beef up to
7 days
game up to
7 days
Humid setting
Vegetables, salad
artichokes up to 21 days
asparagus up to
14 days
broccoli up to
14 days
Brussels sprouts up to
30 days
cabbage up to
180 days
carrots up to
150 days
cauliflower up to
21 days
celery up to
30 days
chicory up to
30 days
Chinese cabbage up to
14 days
curly kale up to
14 days
fennel up to
21 days
garlic up to
180 days
green onions up to
7 days
herbs up to
30 days
iceberg salad, endives, lamb's lettuce up to 21 days
kohlrabi up to
14 days
leeks up to
60 days
lettuce up to
10 days
mushrooms up to
7 days
peas up to
10 days
radicchio up to
21 days
radishes up to
14 days
savoy cabbage up to
60 days
spinach up to
7 days
Fruit
apples up to 180 days
apricots up to
14 days
bilberries up to
14 days
blackberries up to
8 days
cherries up to
14 days
black and red currants up to
21 days
dates (fresh) up to
60 days
figs (fresh) up to
7 days
gooseberries up to
21 days
grapes up to
90 days
kiwi fruits up to
120 days
peaches up to
30 days
pears up to
120 days
plums up to
21 days
quinces up to
90 days
raspberries up to
5 days
rhubarb up to
21 days
strawberries up to
5 days
(4-star, if present, depending on model)
You can store frozen food for several months, prepare ice cubes
and freeze fresh food in the freezer compartment at tempera-
tures of -18°C and lower (the refrigerator temperature must be
set to 5°C).
Freezing fresh food
Fresh food should be frozen to core as quickly as possible. This
ensures that the nutritional value, vitamins, appearance and flavour
of the food remain intact. To freeze large quantities of fresh food,
proceed as follows:
W Approximately 4 hours before placing food in the freezer, set
the temperature to 5°C or lower (e.g. 4°C).
Frozen food already stored will then receive an additional cold
boost.
W Place the fresh food in the freezer compartment. You can freeze
up to
2 kg/24 hours.
Spread out the fresh food on the bottom of the freezer com-
partment as much as possible and do not allow it to come into
contact with frozen food already stored, in order to avoid already
frozen food defrosting.
W The fresh food will be frozen through after 24 hours. Set the
temperature to the normal setting (e.g. 5°C). The refrigerator will
switch back to its normal operation and the freezing procedure
is finished.
Note:
The air temperature in the compartment, measured with a ther-
mometer or other measuring equipment, may fluctuate. However
this will have little effect on the frozen food when the compartment
is full. The core temperature of the frozen food will always be an
average of these fluctuations.
Notes on storage
W Deep frozen food can be placed into the cold freezer compart-
ment straight away.
W Avoid putting bottles into the freezer compartment for fast chill-
ing. If you do, do not leave in for longer than one hour as they
can burst.
W Do not re-freeze defrosted food; use immediately. This ensures
that the nutritional value and flavour will be retained.
W The table below gives guidelines for storage times of various
foods in the freezer compartment:
Poultry, beef, lamb 6
to 12 months
Fish, pork 2
to 6 months
Game, rabbit, veal 4
to 8 months
Cold meats, ham 2
to 4 months
Ready meals 2
to 4 months
Fruit and vegetables 6
to 12 months
Cheese, bread, baked goods 2 to 6 months
Yeast pastries 1
to 5 months
Ice cream 2
to 3 months
Whether or not the lower or upper value is applicable depends
on the food quality, its processing prior to freezing and the
individual household's quality requirements. The lower values
always apply to food with a high fat content; fats tend to become
rancid.
Freezer compartment*