Operating instructions

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Freezing and storing
food
Purchasing frozen food
■ Packaging must not be damaged.
■ Use by the “use by” date.
■ Temperature in the supermarket
freezer must be -18 °C or lower.
■ If possible, transport deep-frozen food
in an insulated bag and place
quickly in the freezer compartment.
Note when loading products
■ Freeze large quantities of food
preferably in the very top
compartment where food freezes
particularly quickly and therefore also
gently.
■ Place the food over the whole area
of the compartments or the frozen
food containers.
Note
Food which is already frozen must not
come into contact with the food
which is to be frozen. If required,
move the frozen food to the frozen
food containers.
Storing frozen food
Insert frozen food container all the way to
ensure unrestricted air circulation.
Freezing fresh food
Freeze fresh and undamaged food only.
To retain the best possible nutritional
value, flavour and colour, vegetables
should be blanched before freezing.
Aubergines, peppers, zucchini and
asparagus do not require blanching.
Literature on freezing and blanching can
be found in bookshops.
Note
Keep food which is to be frozen away
from food which is already frozen.
■ The following foods are suitable for
freezing:
Cakes and pastries, fish and seafood,
meat, game, poultry, vegetables,
fruit, herbs, eggs without shells, dairy
products such as cheese, butter
and quark, ready meals and leftovers
such as soups, stews, cooked meat
and fish, potato dishes, soufflés and
desserts.
■ The following foods are not suitable
for freezing:
Types of vegetables, which are usually
consumed raw, such as lettuce
or radishes, eggs in shells, grapes,
whole apples, pears and peaches,
hard-boiled eggs, yoghurt, soured
milk, sour cream, crème fraîche and
mayonnaise.
Packing frozen food
To prevent food from losing its flavour
or drying out, place in airtight containers.
1. Place food in packaging.
2. Remove air.
3. Seal the wrapping.
4. Label packaging with contents
and date of freezing.