Freezing
Attention!
•Before foods are frozen, the actual temperature in the freezer com- partment must be
•Please observe indicated freezing capacity on the serial plate. The freezing capacity represents the maximum amount of fresh goods that can be frozen within 24 hours. If you freeze goods on several days, one after the other, freeze amounts equal to 2/3 to 3/4 of the capacity indicated on the serial plate.
•Thawed foods which have not been processed further (cooked into meals) may not under any circumstances be frozen a second time.
All foods must be packed air tight prior to freezing, so that they do not dry out or lose their flavour, and so that no flavour contamination of other frozen goods occurs.
Caution! Do not touch frozen goods with wet hands. Hands can freeze to the goods.
Place packaged foods in the freezer compartment. Unfrozen goods may not come into contact with already frozen goods, otherwise the frozen goods may start to thaw.
Tips:
•The following are suited for the packaging of frozen goods:
–freezer bags and polyethylene wraps;
–special containers for frozen goods;
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•The following are suited for sealing bags and wraps: plastic clips, rubber bands or adhesive tape.
•Press air out of bags and wraps before sealing, because air encoura- ges drying of frozen goods.
•Make flat packages, because these freeze more quickly.
Note for inspection authorities:
Batch plans for the determination of freezing performance or
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