Freezer compartment
Freezing with SuperFrost
WPress the SuperFrost button 4 briefly so that it lights up.
The freezer temperature will decrease and the appliance will switch to the lowest temperature.
WFor small amounts of frozen food, it is normally sufficient to switch on SuperFrost 6 hours beforehand. For the ma- ximum amount (see freezing capacity on the type plate) you will need to switch it on 24 hours beforehand.
WThen place the fresh food inside the freezer, preferably in the top drawers.
If freezing the maximum quantity of food, do not use the drawers; instead, place the wrapped food directly on the shelves. Once the food is frozen you can load it into the drawers.
-The SuperFrost function switches off automatically. Depending on the quantity of food placed in the freezer, this will normally be between 30 and max. 65 hours. The freezing process is now complete, the SuperFrost button will go dark, and the freezer will switch back to normal
Note: You should not switch on the SuperFrost function:
-when placing frozen food in the freezer;
-when freezing up to approx. 2 kg fresh food daily.
Notes on freezing and storage
WItems suitable for freezing: meat, game, poultry, fresh fish, vegetables, fruit, dairy products, bread, baked goods,
Not suitable: lettuce, radishes, grapes, whole apples and pears, fatty meat.
WPack frozen food in standard freezer bags or reusable plastic, metal or aluminium containers.
WDo not allow fresh food which is to be frozen to come into contact with food already frozen. Always keep packs dry in order to avoid them sticking together.
WAlways write the date and contents on the pack and do not exceed the stated storage time for the food. This pre- vents any risk of quality impairment.
WPack food which you are freezing yourself in quantities appropriate to your household. To ensure that the food freezes right through quickly, the following quantities should not be exceeded per package:
-fruit, vegetables: up to 1 kg;
-meat: up to 2.5 kg.
WBlanch vegetables after washing and cutting them. (Add to boiling water for
WDo not salt or season fresh food or blanched vegetables before freezing. Only lightly salt and season other food. Some spices can alter their flavour intensity.
WDo not freeze bottles and cans which contain carbonated drinks as they might burst. Drinks can be cooled down quickly, but take the bottles out of the freezer compart- ment after an hour at the most.
WStorage: Each drawer and shelf can take up to 25 kg frozen food.
-VarioSpace: By removing a drawer and a shelf, you obtain the storage space for bulky goods equivalent to two drawer heights. Poultry, meat, large game pieces and tall baked goods can be frozen whole and further prepared in one piece.
WIf you want to use the maximum net capacity, you can re- move the drawers and store items directly on the shelves.
-Always leave the bottom drawer in the appliance.
-If you have removed the top drawer, do not cover the fan slits at the back, otherwise the freezer will not work pro- perly.
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-Removing drawers, fig. G1: pull forward until the drawer stops and lift out.
-Removing the shelf, fig. G2: lift the shelf up at the front and pull out.
To insert: proceed in reverse order, simply push shelf in as far as it will go.
WAlways store identical food items together to avoid the door being open for unnecessarily long periods and to save energy.
WDo not exceed storage times given.
WThawing: Only take out as much food as is immediately required for thawing. Cook food which has been thawed as quickly as possible.
Frozen food can be thawed in the following ways:
-in a conventional or fan oven
-in a microwave oven
-at room temperature
-in the refrigerator: the cold given off by the frozen food is used for cooling the other food.
-Flat portions of meat or fish can be cooked when partially thawed.
-Vegetables can be cooked from frozen (in half the normal time).
Information system*
Use frozen food within the recommended period.
The numbers between the symbols indicate the storage peri- od in months for different kinds of frozen foods.
Storage times given are guide times for food frozen at home. Whether or not the lower or upper value is applicable de- pends on the food quality and how it was processed prior to freezing. The lower values always apply to food with a high fat content.
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vegetables | poultry |
fruit | beef/veal |
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