Bauknecht KSN 7050 User manual

Bauknecht AG, Industriestrasse 36, 5600 Lenzburg, www.bauknecht.ch
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Instructions for use
KSN 7050/A

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Instructions for use
Description of the appliance
Before using the refrigerator
Installation
How to operate the refrigerator/freezer
Freezing
Use of the ice and water dispenser (on
some models)
Use of the dispenser light and dispenser
lock (on some models)
Automatic ice maker
Common ice maker problems
Maintenance and cleaning
Vacation
Troubleshooting guide/after-sales service
Water Filtration and Monitoring System
(on some models)
Disposal of your old refrigerator
Electrical connection
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Description of the appliance
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Before using the refrigerator
p!FTERUNPACKINGMAKESURE
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p$ONOTSTOREORUSEGASOLINEOR
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Installation
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How to operate the refrigerator/freezer
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7HENBUTTON IS
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6ACATION
4HISFUNCTIONTURNSOFFTHE
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4HISFUNCTIONPREVENTS
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CEMAKERONOFF
4HISFUNCTIONENABLES
DISABLESTHEPRODUCTIONOF
ICE
4ODISPENSEICE
4HEFUNCTIONISACTIVATED
WHENTHESYMBOLISALIGHT
0RESSTHEBUTTONTOSELECTTHE
DESIREDTYPEOFICECUBESOR
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WATERICE
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LIFEHASBEENUSED
4HEWATERFILTERCARTRIDGE
SHOULDBEREPLACEDWHENTHE
WATERFILTERINDICATORLIGHT
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FILTERCARTRIDGERESETTHE
WATERFILTERINDICATORLIGHTBY
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4HEINDICATORLIGHTWILL
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SIMULTANEOUSLYANDTURNSOFF
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0RESSINGHARDWILLNOTMAKETHE
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2EMOVALAND
REARRANGEMENTOF
THEREFRIGERATORAND
FREEZERSHELVES
4HESHELVESMAYBE
POSITIONEDTOSUITYOUR
PARTICULARREQUIREMENTS
4HEGLASSSHELVESARESTRONG
ENOUGHTOHOLDBOTTLESMILK
CARTONSANDHEAVYFOOD
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THESEDOWNONTHESHELVES
4OREMOVETHESHELVES
3LIDETHESHELFOUTUNTILIT
STOPSTHENLIFTITUPAND
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p3LIDETHEDRAWEROUTUNTILIT
STOPS
p7ITHONEHANDUNDERNEATH
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DRAWERWILLNEEDTOBE
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ENDDOWN
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DRAWERMOISTURE
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VEGETABLESWITHPEEL
pKEEPSDAMPAIRINSIDE
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VEGETABLES
2EMOVALOFTHE
FREEZERCOMPARTMENT
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COMPLETELY
2EMOVALOFTHEICE
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Use of the ice and water dispenser (on some models)
4HEFREEZERCOMPARTMENT
MARKEDWITHTHESYMBOL
ISUSEDFORSTORING
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FREEZERMARKEDWITHTHE
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SUITABLEFORSTORINGICECREAM
ORFROZENFOODWITHSHORT
STORAGETIME
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FOODWHICHCANBEFROZENINA
HOURPERIODATANAMBIENT
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BUTTONLOCATEDONTHEFRONT
PANELOFTHEWATERANDICE
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INSTRUCTIONSINCHAPTER
n!UTOMATICICEMAKERo
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CUBEDANDCRUSHEDICE7HEN
THEAPPLIANCEISSWITCHEDON
THEICEMAKERISACTIVATEDAND
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FUNCTION)TSSYMBOLLIGHTSUP
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4HEBUTTONCONTROLSARE
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THEICEDISPENSER0RESSING
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DISPENSEROPERATEFASTER
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QUANTITIESOFICE
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REMOVETHEGLASSSLOWLYSO
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THEGLASS
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GLASSTOCOLLECTICE
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.OTE
4HEFIRSTFEWBATCHESOFICE
CUBESMAYHAVEANOFFTASTE
4HROWTHISICEAWAY
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AUTOMATICICEMAKERBUCKETIN
THEFREEZERCOMPARTMENT
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BARISPRESSEDATRAPDOOR
OPENSBETWEENTHEICEBUCKET
ANDTHEDISPENSER7HENTHE
GLASSISTAKENAWAYFROMTHE
DISPENSERBARTHETRAPDOOR
CLOSES
4HEDISPENSERWILLNOT
OPERATEWHENTHEFREEZER
COMPARTMENTDOORISOPEN
,ARGEAMOUNTSOFICECUBES
SHOULDBETAKENDIRECTLYFROM
THEBUCKETNOTTHROUGHTHE
DISPENSER
&ORCRUSHEDICECUBESARE
CRUSHEDBEFOREBEING
DISPENSED4HISMAYCAUSEA
SLIGHTDELAYINDISPENSING
CRUSHEDICE.OISEFROMTHE
ICECRUSHERISNORMALAND
PIECESOFICEMAYVARYINSIZE
7HENCHANGINGFROMCRUSHED
ICETOICECUBESASMALL
QUANTITYOFCRUSHEDICEWILLBE
DISPENSEDALONGWITHTHEFIRST
CUBES
!FTERSTARTINGTHEAPPLIANCE
ITGENERALLYTAKESOVERNIGHT
BEFORETHEFIRSTICECUBESARE
READY
p)FTHEDISPENSERDOESNOT
DISPENSEICEWHENYOUPRESS
THEBARCHANGETHEICE
SELECTIONFROMICECUBESTO
CRUSHEDICEORVICEVERSA
SEEFIGURESOASTOREMOVE
ANYICEBLOCKS
p)FTHEDISPENSERSTILLDOES
NOTDISPENSEICEWAITTWO
MINUTESANDREPEATTHIS
OPERATION
p)FTHEREISCONDENSATIONIN
THEICEWATERDISPENSER
AREAPRESSTHE
CORRESPONDINGBUTTON
MARKED!INTHEFIGURETO
ACTIVATETHEANTI
CONDENSATIONDEVICE
4ODISPENSEWATER
!FTERTHEWATERDISPENSERHAS
BEENSWITCHEDONTHROWTHE
FIRSTGLASSESOFWATERAWAY
THENTHEWATERCANBEUSED
2EPEATTHISOPERATION
WHENEVERWATERHASNOTBEEN
DISPENSEDFORALONGTIME
9OUDONOTNEEDTOAPPLYA
LOTOFPRESSURETOTHELEVERIN
ORDERTOACTIVATETHE
DISPENSER(OLDTHEEDGEOF
THEGLASSCLOSETOTHE
DISPENSEROPENING2EMOVE
THEGLASSSLOWLYSOWATERDOES
NOTSPILLOUTOFTHEGLASS
0RESSINGHARDWILLNOTMAKE
THEWATERDISPENSEROPERATE
FASTERORPRODUCEGREATER
QUANTITIES
4gb33006.fm Page 77 Tuesday, December 10, 2002 6:55 PM

Use of the dispenser light and dispenser lock (on some
models)
4HEDISPENSERAREAHASA
NIGHTLIGHT
)TCANBETURNEDONANDOFFBY
PRESSINGTHEBUTTON 
LOCATEDATTHECENTREOFTHE
PANEL
9OURDISPENSERCANBETURNED
OFFFOREASYCLEANINGORTO
PREVENTACCIDENTALDISPENSING
BYSMALLCHILDRENANDPETS
4OSWITCHTHEDISPENSEROFF
PRESSBUTTON UNTIL
SYMBOLS TURNOFF
4OSWITCHTHEDISPENSERON
AGAINREPEATTHEOPERATION
4HEICEMAKERWILL
AUTOMATICALLYSWITCHOFF
WHENITFINISHESMAKINGICE
4OTURNOFFTHEWATERICE
DISPENSERPRESSTHELIGHT
BUTTON ANDTHEICE
SELECTIONBUTTON 
SIMULTANEOUSLY
4HELIGHTWILLAUTOMATICALLY
SWITCHOFFWHENTHECONTROL
PANEL,OCKFUNCTIONIS
ACTIVATED
.OTE
4HELOCKFEATUREDOESNOT
SHUTOFFPOWERTOTHE
APPLIANCETOTHEICEMAKEROR
TOTHELIGHT)TSIMPLY
DEACTIVATESTHEDISPENSER
LEVERS
4gb33006.fm Page 78 Tuesday, December 10, 2002 6:55 PM

Automatic ice maker
5SEFULHINTSONTHE
AUTOMATICICEMAKER
4OTURNTHEICEMAKERONOFF
PRESSTHE/N/FFBUTTON 
)FTHEFREEZERCOMPARTMENT
DOORISOPENMAKESURETHE
INSIDEFLAPISNOTBLOCKEDASIT
SERVESASLOCKSENSORTHAT
SHUTSOFFTHETRANSFEROFICE
FROMTHEAUTOMATICICEMAKER
INTOTHEBUCKETINSTALLEDIN
THEDOOR
4OREMOVEAND
REPLACETHEICE
BUCKET
 0LACEFOURFINGERSIN
BUCKETBASEOPENINGAND
RESTTHUMBONTHERELEASE
BUTTON
 (OLDINGTHEBASEOFTHE
BUCKETWITHBOTHHANDS
PRESSTHERELEASEBUTTON
ANDLIFTTHEBUCKETUPAND
OUT)TISNOTNECESSARYTO
TURNTHEICEMAKERCONTROL
TOTHE/&&POSITION4HE
ICEMAKERWILLNOT
PRODUCEICEWITHOUTTHE
BUCKETINSTALLEDINTHE
DOOR
p .ORMAL CE0RODUCTION
SHOULDPRODUCE
APPROXIMATELYTO
BATCHESOFICEINAHOUR
PERIOD
CEBUCKETCARE
 %MPTYTHEBUCKET5SE
WARMWATERTOMELTTHE
ICEIFNECESSARY.EVER
USEANYTHINGSHARPTO
BREAKUPTHEICEINTHE
BOUCHET4HISCANCAUSE
DAMAGETOTHEICEBUCKET
ANDTHEDISPENSER
MECHANISM
 7ASHTHEICEBUCKETWITH
AMILDDETERGENTRINSE
WELLANDDRYTHOROUGHLY
$ONOTUSEHARSHOR
ABRASIVECLEANERSOR
SOLVENTS
.OTE$ONOTTURNTHEICE
MAKERONUNTILITISCONNECTED
TOTHEWATERSUPPLY
p)TISNORMALFORICECUBESTO
BESTICKTOGETHERATTHE
CORNERS4HEYCANBE
SEPARATEDEASILY
p4HEICEMAKERWILLNOT
OPERATEUNTILTHEFREEZER
COMPARTMENTISCOLD
ENOUGHTOMAKEICE
4HISCANTAKEOVERNIGHT
p'OODWATERQUALITYIS
IMPORTANTFORGOODICE
QUALITY7ATERSOFTENER
CHEMICALSSUCHASSALTCAN
DAMAGETHEICEMAKERAND
LEADTOPOORQUALITYICE
4gb33006.fm Page 79 Tuesday, December 10, 2002 6:55 PM

Common ice maker problems
./4%/NLYUSECUBESFROMTHEICEMAKER
02/",%- #!53% 3/,54 /.
4(%$ 30%.3%2$/%3
./47/2+
4HEFREEZERCOMPARTMENTDOOR
ISOPEN
4HEICEBUCKETISNOTPROPERLY
INSTALLED
LOSETHEFREEZERCOMPARTMENT
DOOR
-AKESURETHATTHEBUCKETIS
PUSHEDALLTHEWAYIN
4(% #%$ 30%.3%2
34/037/2+ .'
4HEDISPENSERHASNOTBEEN
USEDFOREXTENDEDPERIODS
CAUSINGTHEICECUBESTOMELT
TOGETHER
4HEICEDISPENSERLEVERHASBEEN
HELDINFORTOOLONG
3HAKETHEBUCKETOCCASIONALLY
TOKEEPCUBESSEPARATEANDTO
INCREASESTORAGECAPACITY
4HROWOLDICECUBESAWAYAND
MAKEANEWSUPPLY
7AITABOUTMINUTESFORTHE
DISPENSERMOTORTORESET
,ARGEAMOUNTSOFICESHOULDBE
TAKENFROMTHEBUCKETNOT
THROUGHTHEDISPENSER
/&&4!34%/2/$/52
4/ #%
)CEABSORBSAIRBORNEODOURS
7ATERQUALITY
&OODNOTPROPERLYWRAPPED
4HEICEBUCKETANDTHEFREEZER
COMPARTMENTMAYNEED
CLEANING
0LUMBINGCONNECTIONSTOICE
MAKER
.EWICESHOULDBEMADE4HROW
OLDICEAWAYANDMAKEANEW
SUPPLY
3TOREEXCESSICEINACOVERED
CONTAINER
7ATERCONTAININGMINERALSMAY
REQUIREAFILTER
7RAPFOODPROPERLY
LEANTHEICEBUCKETANDTHE
FREEZER
&OLLOWINSTRUCTIONSFORAPROPER
WATERSUPPLYTOICEMAKER
4HEFIRSTFEWBATCHESOFICE
FROMANEWICEMAKERMAYHAVE
ANOFFTASTE4HROWTHEFIRSTFEW
BATCHESAWAYANDMAKEANEW
SUPPLY
4gb33006.fm Page 80 Tuesday, December 10, 2002 6:55 PM

Maintenance and cleaning
"EFOREANYCLEANINGOR
MAINTENANCEOPERATION
UNPLUGTHEAPPLIANCEFROM
THEMAINSORDISCONNECTTHE
ELECTRICALPOWERSUPPLY
0ERIODICALLYCLEANTHE
REFRIGERATORANDFREEZER
COMPARTMENTSWITHASPONGE
DAMPENEDINASOLUTIONOF
LUKEWARMWATERANDVINEGAR
2INSEANDDRY.EVERUSE
DETERGENTSORABRASIVES
.EVERCLEANREFRIGERATORPARTS
WITHFLAMMABLEFLUIDS4HE
FUMESCANCREATEAFIRE
HAZARDOREXPLOSION
LEANTHEOUTSIDEWITHA
SPONGEDAMPENEDIN
LUKEWARMWATER
$RYWITHASOFTCLOTH
p$ONOTUSESTEAMCLEANERS
pLEANTHECONDENSERAND
SEAL
.OTE4HEREFRIGERATION
SYSTEMPIPESARELOCATEDNEAR
THEDEFROSTPANANDCAN
BECOMEHOT0ERIODICALLY
CLEANTHEMWITHAVACUUM
CLEANER
!LWAYSDISCONNECTTHE
REFRIGERATORFROMTHE
POWERSUPPLYBEFORE
REPLACINGANYLIGHTBULBS
2EMOVALOFTHE
REFRIGERATORLIGHT
COVER
p,OOSENTHESCREWTHAT
SECURESTHELIGHTCOVER
p0ULLDOWNWARDSANDSLIDE
THECOVERTOWARDSTHEREAR
OFTHEREFRIGERATOR
p2EPLACETHEBULBWITHONE
OFTHESAMETYPEAVAILABLE
ONLYFROMOUR!FTERSALES
3ERVICE ENTRE
p0UTTHELIGHTCOVERBACK
INTOPLACEREPEATTHE
ABOVESTEPSINREVERSE
ORDER
(OWTOREPLACETHE
FREEZERUPPER
COMPARTMENTBULB
p2EMOVETHELIGHTSHIELDBY
PRESSINGTHESIDESECTIONS
p2EMOVETHEBULBAND
REPLACEITWITHONEOFTHE
SAMETYPEAVAILABLEONLY
FROMOUR!FTERSALES3ERVICE
ENTRESORAUTHORIZED
DEALERS
p0UTTHELIGHTSHIELDBACK
INTOPLACEREPEATTHE
ABOVESTEPSINREVERSE
ORDER
(OWTOREPLACETHE
LOWERBULBINTHE
REFRIGERATORAND
FREEZER
COMPARTMENTSON
SOMEMODELS
p2EMOVETHELIGHTSHIELDBY
GRASPINGITSUPPERCENTRAL
PART
p0ULLTHEFRONTANDATTHE
SAMETIMESLIGHTLYTURNTHE
SHIELDTOONESIDE
p2EMOVETHEBULBAND
REPLACEITWITHONEOFTHE
SAMETYPEAVAILABLEONLY
FROMOUR!FTERSALES3ERVICE
ENTRESORAUTHORIZED
DEALERS
4OREPLACETHELIGHTSHIELD
p'RASPTHEUPPERCENTRAL
PARTOFTHELIGHTSHIELD
p)NSERTTHETABSOFONESIDE
OFTHESHIELDINTOTHE
GROOVES
p'ENTLYBENDTHELIGHTSHIELD
INTHECENTRETOINSERTTHE
TABSONTHEOTHERSIDE
(OWTOREPLACETHE
DISPENSERBULBON
SOMEMODELS
p'RASPTHEBULBINTHE
DISPENSERRECESS
p2EMOVETHEBULBAND
REPLACEITWITHONEOFTHE
SAMETYPEAVAILABLEONLY
FROMOUR!FTERSALES3ERVICE
ENTRESORAUTHORIZED
DEALERS
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Vacation
3HORTVACATION
4HEREISNONEEDTO
DISCONNECTTHEREFRIGERATOR
FROMTHEPOWERSUPPLYIFYOU
WILLBEAWAYFORLESSTHAN
THREEWEEKS5SEUP
PERISHABLEFOODFREEZEOTHER
FOOD)FYOURAPPLIANCEHASAN
AUTOMATICICEMAKER
 4URNITOFF
 3HUTOFFTHEWATERSUPPLY
TOTHEICEMAKER
 %MPTYTHEICEBUCKET
,ONGVACATION
2EMOVEALLTHEFOODIFYOU
AREGOINGAWAYFORTHREE
WEEKSORMORE)FYOUR
APPLIANCEHASANAUTOMATIC
ICEMAKERTURNOFFTHEWATER
SUPPLYTOTHEICEMAKERAT
LEASTADAYBEFOREANDAS
SOONASTHELASTBATCHOFICE
CUBESISPRODUCEDTURNOFF
THEICEMAKER5NPLUGTHE
REFRIGERATORANDCLEANITRINSE
ANDDRY&IXSOMEWOODENOR
PLASTICWEDGESTOTHEUPPER
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DOORSOPENENOUGHFORAIRTO
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COMPARTMENTS4HISWILL
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-OVING
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ADHESIVETAPESOTHATTHEY
DONOTBANGTOGETHEROR
GETLOST
p4IGHTENTHEFRONTLEVELLING
SCREWS
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WITHADHESIVETAPEAND
AGAINUSINGADHESIVETAPE
FIXTHEPOWERCABLETOTHE
APPLIANCE
0OWERFAILURE
)NTHEEVENTOFAPOWER
FAILURECALLTHELOCALOFFICEOF
YOUR%LECTRICITY OMPANYAND
ASKHOWLONGITISGOINGTO
LAST
 )NTHEEVENTOFAPOWER
CUTFORMAXIMUM
HOURSBOTHDOORSOFTHE
APPLIANCEMUSTBEKEPT
CLOSED4HISWILLALLOWTHE
STOREDFOODTOSTAYCOLDAS
LONGASPOSSIBLE
 3HOULDTHEPOWERFAILURE
LASTMORETHANHOURS
REMOVEALLFROZENFOOD
ANDPUTITINAPORTABLE
FREEZERWITHAKEYLOCK)F
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AVAILABLEANDLIKEWISENO
ARTIFICIALICEPACKSARE
AVAILABLETRYTOUSEUPTHE
FOODWHICHISMOREEASILY
PERISHABLE
 "EARINMINDTHATAFULL
FREEZERCOMPARTMENTWILL
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PARTIALLYFILLEDONE
&URTHERMOREAFREEZER
FULLOFFROZENMEATWILL
STAYCOLDLONGERTHANA
FREEZERFILLEDWITHPRE
COOKEDFOOD
)FICECRYSTALSARESTILL
VISIBLEONTHEFOODITMAY
BEFROZENAGAINWITHOUT
RUNNINGANYRISK
ALTHOUGHFLAVOURAND
AROMAARELIKELYTOBE
AFFECTED)FTHECONDITION
OFTHEFOODHAS
DETERIORATEDTOTHEPOINT
THATREFREEZINGITMAYBE
ITRISKYTHROWITAWAY
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