Blomberg DND 1977 manual Freezing fresh food, Recommendations for, preservation of frozen food

Freezer	Fridge
Compartment	Compartment	Explanations
Adjustment	Adjustment
-18°C	4°C	This is the normal recommended setting.
-20,-22 or -24°C	4°C	These settings are recommended when
		the ambient temperature exceeds 30°C.
Quick Freeze		Use when you wish to freeze your food in a
	4°C	short time. Your refrigerator will return to its
		previous mode when the process is over.
		If you think that your fridge compartment
-18°C or colder	2°C	is not cold enough because of the hot
		conditions or frequent opening and closing
		of the door.
		You can use it when your fridge
		compartment is overloaded or if you
-18°C or colder	Quick Fridge	wish to cool down your food rapidly. It
		is recommended that you activate quick
		fridge function 4-8 hours before placing
		the food.
Freezing fresh food		to-use materials that are suitable for
• It must be preferred to wrap or cover
		deep freeze usage.
the food before placing them in the
		• Frozen food must be used
refrigerator.
		immediately after they are thawed
• Hot food must cool down to the
		and they should never be re-frozen.
room temperature before putting
		• Please observe the following
them in the refrigerator.
		instructions to obtain the best results.
• The foodstuff that you want to freeze
		1. Do not freeze too large quantities
must be fresh and in good quality.
		of food at one time. The quality of
• Foodstuff must be divided into
		the food is best preserved when it
portions according to the family’s
		is frozen right through to the core as
daily or meal based consumption
		quickly as possible.
needs.
		2. Placing warm food into the freezer
• The foodstuff must be packaged in
		compartment causes the cooling
an airtight manner to prevent them
		system to operate continuously until
from drying even if they are going to
		the food is frozen solid.
be kept for a short time.
		3. Take special care not to mix already
• Materials to be used for packaging
		frozen food and fresh food.
must be tear-proof and resistant to
		Recommendations for
cold, humidity, odor, oils and acids		preservation of frozen food
and they must also be airtight.		• Prepacked commercially frozen

Moreover, they must be well closed	food should be stored in accordance
and they must be made from easy-
	with the frozen food manufacturer's

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