Use and Care Manual
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Freezing and Storage
• Packfrozenfoodinstandardfreezerbagsor
reusable plastic, metal or aluminum containers.
• Donotallowfreshfoodwhichistobefrozentocome
intocontactwithfoodalreadyfrozen.Alwayskeep
packages dry in order to avoid them sticking together.
• Alwayswritethedateandcontentsonthepackage
and do not exceed the stated storage time for the
food. This prevents spoiling.
• Packfoodwhichyouarefreezingyourselfin
quantities right for your household. To ensure the
foodfreezesrightthroughquickly,thefollowing
quantitiesshouldnotbeexceededperpackage:
- fruit,vegetables:upto2-1/4lbs(1kg);
- meat:upto5-1/2lbs(2.5kg).
• Donotfreezebottlesandcanswhichcontain
carbonateddrinksastheymightburst.Drinkscanbe
cooled down quickly, but take the bottles out of the
freezercompartmentafteranhouratthemost.
• Onlytakeoutasmuchfoodasneededforthawing.
Cook food which has been thawed as quickly as
possible.
Frozenfoodcanbethawedinthefollowingways:
- in a microwave oven
- intherefrigerator:thesaferwaytothawfood
becausethereislesschanceofbacteriagrowth.Use
this method for high density food such as roasts or
poultry.
Freezing
Freshfoodshouldbefrozencompletelyandasrapidly
aspossible.ThisisprovidedbytheSuperFrostfeature
and ensures that the nutritional value, appearance and
flavor of the food remains intact.
Freezing with SuperFrost -
Figure 24
• TouchtheSuperFrosticonbrieflysotheLED
turns on.
• Wait24hours.
• Thenplacethefreshfoodinsidethefreezer.
• TheSuperFrostfunctionturnsoffautomatically.
Dependingonthequantityoffoodplacedinthe
freezer,thiswillnormallybebetween30andamaxi-
mumof65hours.
Thefreezingprocessisnowcomplete;the
SuperFrostLED
willturnoff,andthefreezerwill
change back to normal energy-saving operation.
IMPORTANT
You should not turn on the SuperFrost function:
• when placing frozen food in the freezer;
• when freezing up to approximately 4-1/2 lbs (2 kg)
fresh food daily.
Figure 24
SuperFrostLED
SuperFrosticon