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12.2 Tips for freezing fresh food
¡ Freeze fresh and undamaged food only.
¡ Freeze food in portions.
¡ Cooked food is more suitable than food that can be
eaten raw.
¡ Vegetables: Wash, chop up and blanch before freezing.
¡ Fruit: Wash, pit and perhaps peel, possibly add sugar or
ascorbic acid solution.
¡ Food that is suitable for freezing includes baked items,
fish and seafood, meat, game, poultry, eggs without
shells, cheese, butter and curd cheese, prepared meals
and leftovers.
¡ Food that is unsuitable for freezing includes lettuce,
radishes, eggs in shells, grapes, raw apples and pears,
yogurt, sour cream, crème fraîche and mayonnaise.
Packing frozen food
If you select suitable packaging material and the correct
type of packaging, you can determine the product quality
and prevent freezer burn.
1. Place the food in the packaging.
2. Squeeze out the air.
3. Pack food airtight to prevent it from losing flavor or dry-
ing out.
4. Label the packaging with the contents and the date of
freezing.
12.3 Shelf life of frozen food at 0°F (−18°C)
Food Storage time
Fish, sausages, prepared meals
and baked goods
up to 6months
Meat, poultry up to 8months
Vegetables, fruit up to 12 months
12.4 Defrosting methods for frozen food
CAUTION
Risk of harm to health!
During the thawing process, bacteria may multiply and
spoil the frozen food.
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Do not refreeze partly or completely thawed food.
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Refreeze food only after cooking.
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The frozen items should no longer be stored for the
maximum storage period.
¡ Defrost animal-based food, such as fish, meat, cheese,
quark, in the refrigerator compartment.
¡ Defrost bread at room temperature.
¡ Prepare food for immediate consumption in the mi-
crowave, in the oven or on the cooktop.
Water system
13 Water system
Water system
Your appliance is equipped with water-carrying compo-
nents.
The water system only works if a water filter or a bypass
cap is installed.
13.1 Water filter
The water filter filters particles and the taste of chlorine out
of the water.
The water filter reduces further contamination, e. g. from
chloramines, lead and pharmaceutical products.
Note:The water filter does not filter bacteria or microbes
out of the water.
Change the water filter:
¡ every 6months.
¡ if lights up.
¡ if the water output has visibly reduced.
Tips
¡ A new water filter can be purchased from customer ser-
vice, your dealer or our website.
¡ If you do not want to use a water filter in your appliance
or an external water filter system is installed, you can
permanently replace the water filter with a bypass cap.
The bypass cap filters only large particles out of the wa-
ter and can be cleaned as required.
A bypass cap can be purchased from customer service
or our website.
Changing the water filter or replacing it with a
bypass cap
1. Reach into the recess below the filter cover, pull it for-
wards slightly and move it to the bottom left ⁠.