Storing food in your freezer
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Frozen food care
For best results:
■■Choose only high quality foods that freeze well.
■■Store at
■■Leave space at the top of containers, glass jars or plastic bags containing liquids or
■■Packages or containers of solid foods should have the air removed from them and be sealed tightly before freezing.
■■Use the FAST FREEZE function when freezing fresh food. This helps to speed up the freezing process, giving optimum freezing results. It is recommended that the function is activated approximately 2 hours before required. For more information refer to page 23.
■■Freeze immediately or as quickly as possible. Freeze only small quantities of food at any one time. For best results we recommend that only 2.2 pound (1 kg) of food be frozen per
6.6 gal (25 L) or 0.88 cubic feet of freezer storage volume at any one time. (About 6.6 pound
(3 kg) in small freezers and 8.8 pound (4 kg) in larger freezers). For faster freezing in ActiveSmart™ models, we recommend that fresh food is placed at the top of the freezer compartment close to the air vent.
■■Thaw foods preferably in a refrigerator, or using a microwave oven or multifunction oven.
■■Keep a constant turnover of food. Use older items of food first and do not exceed recommended storage times.
■■Use good quality freezer proof packaging to maintain food quality.
■■If food is only covered in plastic film place inside a
Recommended freezer storage times
These times should not be exceeded.
Months Type of food stored
1Bacon, casseroles, milk
2Bread, ice cream, sausages, pies – (meat and fruit), prepared shellfish, oily fish
3
4Ham, cakes, biscuits, beef and lamb chops, poultry pieces
6Butter, vegetables (blanched), eggs whole and yolks, cooked crayfish, minced meat (raw), pork (raw)
12Fruit (dry or in syrup), egg whites, beef (raw), whole chicken, lamb (raw), fruit cakes