Beko CDA751F manual fr e ez, long term storage in the freezer compartment, Storing pre-frozen food

long term storage in the freezer compartment

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Door Shelves Small bottles, cans, tubes

Storing pre-frozen food

•Take special care not to mix with fresh food.

•The recommendation for storage as stated on the food packaging must always be followed.

•Pre-packed frozen food should be stored in accordance with the food

manufacturer’s instructions for a frozen food storage compartment.

•To ensure that the high quality achieved by the food manufacturer and retailer is maintained:

1 Wrap packets when you buy them.

2 Put packets in the freezer as quickly as possible after purchase. 3 Ensure that contents are labelled and dated.

4 Do not exceed ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ dates.

Egg Tray

Water Dispenser

Tank

Cold water

Adjustable

Shelves

With Retainers

Tall large bottles

Fast Freeze

Compartment

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Wire shelf

Freezing fresh food

•Take special care not to mix with already frozen food.

•Always choose high quality fresh food and be sure it is thoroughly clean.

Amounts

•Prepare fresh food in small portions to ensure rapid freezing. Do not freeze too large a quantity at any one time. The quality is best preserved when the food is frozen right through to the core as quickly as possible.

•Do not exceed the freezing capacity which in a 24 hour period is 6 kg (13 lbs).

•When freezing the maximum amount, turn the thermostat knob to maximum 5.

•When freezing average amounts, the thermostat knob can be kept at medium position. i.e. 2 kg (5lbs)

•When freezing small quantities, up to 1/2 kg (1 lb), the thermostat knob will not need adjusting.

Preparation

•Wrap food in aluminium foil or freezer quality polythene bags.

•Wrap fish and offal in polythene bags.

•Wrap food which has a strong odour or can dry out, in polythene bags, aluminium foil, or place in airtight containers.

•Make sure all air is excluded from foil wrapping or bags.

Freezer compartment storage info/advice

•Do not leave frozen food at room temperature to thaw; the best way to defrost food is to put it in the fridge to thaw slowly. Make sure you avoid defrosting food or food juices drip onto other food.

•The freezer compartment is rated and suitable for the freezing and storage of pre-frozen food.

•Don’t freeze filled bottles or sealed cans containing fizzy (carbonated) drinks as they may burst.

•Check contents of the freezer every so often.

•Don’t close the freezer door before placing the fast freeze compartment cover in its place.

•Don’t try to keep frozen food which has thawed, it should be eaten within 24 hours or cooked and re-frozen.

•If there is a power failure do not open the door. Frozen food should not be affected if the failure lasts for less than 18 hours. If the failure is longer, then the food should be checked and either eaten immediately or cooked and then re-frozen.

•Placing warm food into the freezer compartment causes the compressor to operate continuously until the food is frozen solid. This can temporarily lead to excessive cooling of the refrigeration compartment.

•"The wire shelf between the two full depth plastic drawers can be removed temporarily if you want to store a turkey. After you remove the drawers, pull out the wire shelf as shown in the diagram. Reverse the sequence of operations when you re-fit the wire shelf back in to its position. Make sure you fit it properly otherwise operation of drawers will be affected."

Serving

•Don’t remove items from the freezer with wet hands.

•Don’t give children ice cream and water ices direct from the freezer. The low temperature may cause ‘freezer burns’ on lips.

•Defrost food from the freezer in the fridge compartment.

•Products such as flavoured water ices should not be consumed too cold.

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