Beko CF7914 manual Using your refrigerator, Temperature Control, Adjustment, Storing Fresh Food

5Using your refrigerator

TEMPERATURE CONTROL AND	Remember you must take your reading
	very quickly	since the	thermometer
ADJUSTMENT
	temperature will rise very rapidly after
	you remove it from the freezer.
	Please remember each time the door
	is opened cold air escapes and the
	internal temperature rises. Therefore
	never leave the door open and ensure
	it is closed immediately after food is put
	in or removed.
	If the ambient (room or garage)
Operating temperatures are controlled	temperature is between 0 °C and -15
by the setting knob (see diagram)	°C, we recommend you adjust the knob
located on the ceiling of fridge	to setting 4 to reach -18 C in the freezer
compartment. Settings may be made	compartment.	Lower	temperatures
from min, 1 ... 6, max, max being the	may be obtained by adjusting setting
coldest position.	knob towards max position.
When the appliance is switched on for	STORING FRESH FOOD
the first time, the setting knob should	Wrap raw meat and poultry loosely in
be adjusted so that after 24 hours, the	polythene bags or aluminium foil. This
average fridge temperature is no higher	prevents drying.
than +5°C (+41°F). We recommend	Wrap fish and offal in polythene bags
you set the knob half way between	and place on the lowest shelf.DairyWrap
the min and max setting and monitor	cheese firstly in greaseproof paper and
to obtain the desired temperature i. e.	then in polythene bag excluding as
towards max you will obtain a colder	much air as possible. For best results
fridge temperature and vice versa.	take out of the fridge
Some sections of the fridge may be	compartment an hour before eating.
cooler or warmer ( such as the salad	Wrap bread well to keep it fresh.Fruit &
crisper and the top part of the cabinet )	vegetablesTake off any unusable leaves
which is quite normal.	on vegetables and wipe off any soil.
The normal storage temperature of	Leave lettuce, cabbage, parsley and
the freezer should be -18°C (0°F).	cauliflower on the stem.
Lower temperatures may be obtained	Wrap pineapples, melons, cucumbers,
by adjusting setting knob towards max	tomatoes and similar produce in
position.	polythene bags as these types of
We recommend that you check	produce may suffer damage if kept at
the temperature with an accurate	very low temperatures.
thermometer to ensure that the storage	Wrap food, which has a strong odour,
compartments are kept to the desired	or can dry out, in polythene bags,
temperature.	aluminium foil, or place in an airtight
	container.

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