Storing Food
Your appliance has been designed for the
storage of edible foodstuffs only,do not
use to store poisonous,flammable or
dangerous substances.
To ensure your appliance operates as
efficientlyaspossible:
●Avoid opening the doors unnecessarilyor
forlonger than needed.
●Allow hot or warm food to cool down
beforeplacing in the appliance,as placing
hotfoodin the appliance reduces
efficiency.
●Follow packaging“best by/use by”
instructions or yoursuppliers advice on
suitablemaximumstorage time.
●Packfoodsairtight,to retain moistureand
preventflavour/ odour transference.
Plasticbags,aluminium foil,plastic stretch
wrapand containers with lids are ideal.
Storing Food in your Freezer
Follow these recommendations when storing
food in your freezer compartment:
●Freeze and store either fresh food or long
term commercially frozen foods.
●Generally speaking long term storage
means up to 3 months but this can vary,
so always follow your supplier’s
recommendations otherwise refer to the
pictorial guide on the drawer fronts.
●Store and defrost commercially frozen
food in accordance with the instructions of
the manufacturer.
●Always defrost frozen food before cooking
unless instructions on the packet state
otherwise.
●Refer to the storage life pictorial guides,
which are on the drawer fronts,when
freezing fresh food (Time in months).
●Select frozen food last when shopping,
transport in a cool bag and place in the
freezer compartment as soon as possible
on arriving home.
●Label and date food before placing in
freezer.
●Thawed food should be either cooked and
eaten or re-frozen within 24 hours.
●Liquid filled bottles or sealed fizzy drinks
must not be stored in the freezer or chiller
compartment,as they may burst.
●Lollipops and water ices should not be
given to children directly from the freezer.
The low temperature may cause‘freezer
burns’on their lips.
●Store ice cream towards the top of the
freezer and remove from the freezer 15-30
minutes before serving.
"Fast Freeze"
Several hours before placing fresh food in the
freezercompartment,Pressthe‘Fast Freeze’
button(6)
4-6hoursis usually adequate. If the maximum
freezingcapacity is used,24 hours is required.
(Smallquantitiesof fresh food,up to 2kg,can
befrozenwithout‘Fast Freeze’).
‘Fast Freeze’display (4) indicates that‘Fast
Freeze’is on. After being switched on,the
refrigeratingunit runs constantly and the
freezer compartment drops to a very low
temperature.
‘Fast Freeze’switched off automatically when
thefreshfood has frozensolid (after several
hoursforsmall quantities,no morethan two
daysfor largequantities).
Where‘FastFreeze’is selected but nofoodis in
thefreezer,then‘Fast Freeze’will automatically
cancelafter26 hours.
Freezer Drawers
Store all fresh food to be frozen and
commerciallyfrozenfood in the individual
baskets.
Usethe large frozenfood basket preferentially
forthe freezing and storageof larger food
items,such as poultry etc.
Always make sure that the drawers have been
pushedbackin as far as possible,to their stop
position.
FreezerTray
Thefreezer traycan be used to freezeitems
individually,such as fruit,herbs and
vegetables. Distribute the food items evenly
across the freezer tray and allow to freeze for
about10- 12 hours. When frozenplace in
freezerbags or containers and storein the
baskets.
Ice Packs
Intheevent of a powerfailure or malfunction,
refreezableice packs delaythe thawing of the
frozenfoodbeing stored. Thisis most
effectivelyachieved and energyconsumption
isminimized,by placing refreezable icepacks
inthetop compartment directly on the food.
Refreezableice packs can also be used to
temporarilykeep food cool,eg.in a cooling
bag.
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