Use and Care Manual

16
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pack-
age 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
carbonated 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thaw-
ing. Cook food which has been thawed as quick-
ly as possible. 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 poultry.
Freezing with SuperFrost - Figure
18
• 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
freezer, 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 opera-
tion.
IMPORTANT
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.
Figure 18
SuperFrost icon
SuperFrost LED
freezer ComparTmenT