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| electrolux 7 | |
HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS |
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Hints for energy saving | • the maximum quantity of food which can | ||
• Do not open the door frequently or leave | be frozen in 24 hrs. is shown on the rat- | ||
| it open longer than absolutely necessary. | ing plate; | |
• If the ambient temperature is high and | • the freezing process takes 24 hours. No | ||
| the Temperature Regulator is set to low | further food to be frozen should be add- | |
| temperature and the appliance is fully loa- | ed during this period; | |
| ded, the compressor may run continuous- | • only freeze top quality, fresh and thorough- | |
| ly, causing frost or ice on the evaporator. | ly cleaned, foodstuffs; | |
| If this happens, set the Temperature Reg- | • prepare food in small portions to enable it | |
| ulator toward warmer settings to allow au- | to be rapidly and completely frozen and | |
| tomatic defrosting and so a saving in elec- | to make it possible subsequently to thaw | |
| tricity consumption. | only the quantity required; | |
Hints for fresh food refrigeration | • wrap up the food in aluminium foil or pol- | ||
ythene and make sure that the packages | |||
To obtain the best performance: | are airtight; | ||
• do not store warm food or evaporating liq- | • do not allow fresh, unfrozen food to | ||
| uids in the refrigerator | touch food which is already frozen, thus | |
• | do cover or wrap the food, particularly if it | avoiding a rise in temperature of the latter; | |
| has a strong flavour | • lean foods store better and longer than | |
• | position food so that air can circulate free- | fatty ones; salt reduces the storage life of | |
| ly around it | food; | |
Hints for refrigeration | • water ices, if consumed immediately after | ||
removal from the freezer compartment, | |||
Useful hints: | |||
can possibly cause the skin to be freeze | |||
Meat (all types) : wrap in polythene bags | |||
burnt; | |||
and place on the glass shelf above the veg- | |||
• it is advisable to show the freezing in date | |||
etable drawer. | |||
on each individual pack to enable you to | |||
For safety, store in this way only one or two | |||
keep tab of the storage time. | |||
days at the most. | |||
Hints for storage of frozen food | |||
Cooked foods, cold dishes, etc..: these | |||
should be covered and may be placed on | To obtain the best performance from this ap- | ||
any shelf. | pliance, you should: | ||
Fruit and vegetables: these should be thor- | • make sure that the commercially frozen | ||
oughly cleaned and placed in the special | foodstuffs were adequately stored by the | ||
drawer(s) provided. | retailer; | ||
Butter and cheese: these should be placed | • be sure that frozen foodstuffs are transfer- | ||
in special airtight containers or wrapped in | red from the foodstore to the freezer in | ||
aluminium foil or polythene bags to exclude | the shortest possible time; | ||
as much air as possible. | • not open the door frequently or leave it | ||
Milk bottles: these should have a cap and | open longer than absolutely necessary. | ||
should be stored in the bottle rack on the | • Once defrosted, food deteriorates rapidly | ||
door. | and cannot be refrozen. | ||
Bananas, potatoes, onions and garlic, if not | • Do not exceed the storage period indica- | ||
packed, must not be kept in the refrigerator. | ted by the food manufacturer. | ||
Hints for freezing
To help you make the most of the freezing process, here are some important hints: