Zanussi ZFD 50/33 R Thawing, Ice making, Fresh food refrigeration, Cool check temperature guide

Thawing

Food can be thawed in a number of ways, depending on the type of food and the size of the packs. Meat, fish and fruit should be thawed in the refrigeration compartment and small pieces of meat or poultry can even be cooked while still frozen, but you must ensure that it is thoroughly cooked through. Vegetables should be directly immersed in boiling water; ready-cooked dishes can be placed directly in the oven in their aluminium wrapping. A microwave oven is particularly suitable for thawing any type of frozen or deep-frozen food: follow the oven instructions, particularly regarding the placement of aluminium wrapping in the oven.

Ice making

Fill the ice trays with water to the top of each ice cube compartment, and place them in the freezer compartment. To release the ice cubes, twist the tray along its length.

Never use a sharp instrument to remove the ice trays.

Fresh food refrigeration

To obtain the best performance, do not store warm food or evaporating liquide in the refrigeratori do cover or wrap the food, particularly if it has a strong flavour. Do not cover the shelves with any protective material, such as paper, cardboard or plastic, which may obstruct the air circulation through them.

To help you use your refrigerator correctly, here are some more useful hints:

Raw meat (beef, pork, lamb & wild fowl): wrap in polythene bags and place on top of the salad crisper.

Meat can only be stored safely in this way for one or two days at the most.

Fruit & vegetables: these should be thoroughly cleaned and placed in the bottom salad crispers. Butter & cheese: these should be placed in special airtight containers or wrapped in aluminium foil or polythene bags to exclude as much air as possible.

Milk bottles: these should have a cap and should be stored in the bottle rack on the door.

The walls of the refrigerator are equipped with runners so that shelves can be positioned as desired (Fig. 9)

Cool check temperature guide

This model has a cool check temperature guide fitted to a shelf in the fridge compartment. The guide is designed to show whether the fridge is

operating at safe temperatures for all food types. The guide consists of a temperature sensitive strip sealed in the shelf trim.

When the fridge is operating at the safe temperature to store food, the guide will appear black. If the temperature in the fridges rises the guide will show the words TOO WARM. The temperature in the fridge may rise if the door has just been opened, the fridge has just been loaded with shopping or if the room temperature is higher than normal. See “Everyday use of the temperature guide” for further information.

The shelf with Cool Check temperature guide must be placed in the fridge according to the instructions located on the fridge wall and always ensure the guide ís at the front. When clearing the shelf take care not to immerse the guide in water and wipe any spills from the holder quickly.

Important

The guide is only suitable for use in the model supplied and accurate temperature guidance cannot be guaranteed if transferred to other appliances.

The guide will not work in the freezer compartment.

Positioning the door shelves

To permit storage of food packages of various sizes, the door shelves can be adjusted in height. To do this proceed as per Fig. 10.

Fig. 9

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Fig. 10

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