Beko CFMD7852X Freezing fresh food, Recommendations for preservation of frozen food, Defrosting

Freezing fresh food

•Wrap or cover the food before placing them in .

•Hot food must cool down to the room temperature before putting them in the refrigerator.

•The foodstuff that you want to freeze must be fresh and in good quality.

•Foodstuff must be divided into portions according to the family’s daily or meal based consumption needs.

•Foodstuff must be packaged in an airtight manner to prevent them from drying even if they are going to be kept for a short time.

•Materials to be used for packagings must be resistant to cold and humidity and they must be airtight. The packaging material of the food must be at a sufficient thickness and durability. Otherwise the food hardened due to freezing may puncture the packaging. It is important for the packaging to be closed securely for safe storage of the food.

•Frozen food must be used immediately after they are thawed and they should never be re-frozen.

•Please observe the following instructions to obtain the best results.

1.If the fridge has a quick freeze function, activate the quick freeze function when you want to freeze the food.

2.Do not freeze too large quantities of food at one time. The quality of the food is best preserved when it is frozen right through to the core as quickly as possible.

3.Take special care not to mix already frozen food and fresh food.

4.Make sure raw foods are not in contact with cooked foods in the fridge.

Recommendations for preservation of frozen food

•Pre-packed commercially frozen food should be stored in accordance with the frozen food manufacturer's instructions in a frozen food storage compartment.

•To ensure that the high quality supplied by the frozen food manufacturer and the food retailer is maintained, following points should be noted:

1.Put packages in the freezer as quickly as possible after purchase.

2.Ensure that contents of the package are labeled and dated.

3.Do not exceed "Use By", "Best Before" dates on the packaging.

Defrosting

The freezer	compartment defrosts
automatically.
Placing the food
Freezer		Various frozen food
		such as meat, fish, ice
compartment
		cream, vegetables and
shelves
		etc.
Egg section		Egg
Fridge		Food in pans,
compartment		covered plates and
shelves		closed containers
Door shelves		Small and packaged
		food and drinks (such
of fridge
		as milk, fruit juice and
compartment
		beer)
Crisper		Vegetables and fruits
Freshzone		Delicatessen
		products (cheese,
compartment
		butter, salami and etc.)

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