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FreezerCompartment
• Theuseoffreezeris,storingofdeep-frozenorfrozenfoodforlong periodsoftimeand
makingicecubes.
• Donot putfreshandwarmfoodto thefreezerdoorshelvestobefrozen.Only usefor
storageoffrozenfood.
• Donot putfreshandwarmfoodwithfrozenfoodsidebysideasitcanthawthefrozen
food.
•Whilefreezing freshfood(i.e.meat,fishandmincemeat) dividethemin partsyou
willusein onetime.
•Forstoringthefrozenfood; theinstructionsshownon frozenfoodpackagesshould
alwaysbefollowedcarefully andifnoinformationisprovidedfoodshouldnotbe
stored formorethan3monthsfromthepurchaseddate.
•When buying frozenfood ensurethatthese havebeen frozenat suitabletempera-
turesandthat thepackingis intact.
•Frozenfoodshouldbe transportedin appropriatecontainerstomaintainthequality
of the food andshouldbereturned tothefreezingsurfacesof theunitintheshortest
possibletime.
•Ifapackageoffrozenfoodshowsthesign ofhumidityandabnormal swellingitis
probablethatithasbeenpreviouslystoredat anunsuitabletemperatureand that
thecontentshavedeteriorated.
•Thestorage lifeof frozenfood dependson theroomtemperature,thermostat set-
ting,howoftenthedoorisopened,the type offoodandthelength oftimerequiredto
transport theproductfromthe shopto yourhome.Alwaysfollowthe instructions
printedonthepackageandneverexceedthe maximumstoragelifeindicated.
• Whilefreezingfood; Maximumamountoffreshfood (inkg) thatcanbefrozen in24
hoursisindicatedontheappliancelabel.
•Foroptimumapplianceperformanceto reachmaximumfreezingcapacity,turnthe
thermostatknobtopositionmax24 hoursbeforeplacingfreshfoodinthefreezer.
•Afterplacingfreshfoodin thefreezer,24hourson maxposition isgenerallysuffi-
cient, after24hours,donotneedtosetthethermostatknobtoposition max.
• Attention; Inordertosaveenergy,Whenfreezing smallamountsoffood,donot need
toset thethermostatknobtoposition max.
•Usethefastfreezing shelftofreezehomecooking(andthefoodwhich iswantedto
freeze)morequickly becauseofthefreezingroom’s greaterfreezingpower.Fast
freezing shelvesarethemiddledrawersof the freezercompartment
(seeinpage13-14)
