Operating instructions

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Freezing and Storage
• Packfrozenfoodinstandardfreezerbagsorreusable
plastic, metal or aluminum containers.
• Donotallowfreshfoodwhichistobefrozentocome
into contact with food already frozen. Always keep
packages dry in order to avoid them sticking together.
• Alwayswritethedateandcontentsonthepackage
and do not exceed the stated storage time for the
food. This prevents spoiling.
• Packfoodwhichyouarefreezingyourselfinquantities
right for your household. To ensure the food freezes
right through quickly, the following quantities should
not be exceeded per package:
- fruit, vegetables: up to 2-1/4 lbs (1 kg);
- meat: up to 5-1/2 lbs (2.5 kg).
• Donotfreezebottlesandcanswhichcontaincarbon-
ated drinks as they might burst. Drinks can be cooled
down quickly, but take the bottles out of the freezer
compartment after an hour at the most.
• Onlytakeoutasmuchfoodasneededforthawing.
Cook food which has been thawed as quickly as pos-
sible. Frozen food can be thawed in the following ways:
- in a microwave oven
- in the refrigerator: the safer way to thaw food because
there is less chance of bacteria growth. Use this
method for high density food such as roasts or poul-
tr y.
Freezing
Fresh food should be frozen completely and as rapidly
as possible. This is provided by the SuperFrost feature
and ensures that the nutritional value, appearance and
flavor of the food remains intact.
Freezing with SuperFrost
• TouchtheSuperFrost icon briefly so the LED
turns on.
• Wait24hours.
• Thenplacethefreshfoodinsidethefreezer.
• TheSuperFrostfunctionturnsoffautomatically.
Depending on the quantity of food placed in the freez-
er, this will normally be between 30 and maximum
65 hours.
The freezing process is now complete; the SuperFrost
LED
will turn off, and the freezer will change back
to normal energy-saving operation.
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.