Electrolux JRG 90106 user manual Helpful Hints and Tips

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HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS
Hints for energy saving		• the maximum quantity of food which can
• Do not open the door frequently or leave		be frozen in 24 hrs. is shown on the rat-
	it open longer than absolutely necessary.	ing plate;
• If the ambient temperature is high and		• the freezing process takes 24 hours. No
	the Temperature Regulator is set to low	further food to be frozen should be add-
	temperature and the appliance is fully loa-	ed during this period;
	ded, the compressor may run continuous-	• only freeze top quality, fresh and thorough-
	ly, causing frost or ice on the evaporator.	ly cleaned, foodstuffs;
	If this happens, set the Temperature Reg-	• prepare food in small portions to enable it
	ulator toward warmer settings to allow au-	to be rapidly and completely frozen and
	tomatic defrosting and so a saving in elec-	to make it possible subsequently to thaw
	tricity consumption.	only the quantity required;
Hints for fresh food refrigeration		• wrap up the food in aluminium foil or pol-
		ythene and make sure that the packages
To obtain the best performance:		are airtight;
• do not store warm food or evaporating liq-		• do not allow fresh, unfrozen food to
	uids in the refrigerator	touch food which is already frozen, thus
•	do cover or wrap the food, particularly if it	avoiding a rise in temperature of the latter;
	has a strong flavour	• lean foods store better and longer than
•	position food so that air can circulate free-	fatty ones; salt reduces the storage life of
	ly around it	food;
Hints for refrigeration		• water ices, if consumed immediately after
		removal from the freezer compartment,
Useful hints:
		can possibly cause the skin to be freeze
Meat (all types) : wrap in polythene bags
		burnt;
and place on the glass shelf above the veg-
		• it is advisable to show the freezing in date
etable drawer.
		on each individual pack to enable you to
For safety, store in this way only one or two
		keep tab of the storage time.
days at the most.
		Hints for storage of frozen food
Cooked foods, cold dishes, etc..: these
should be covered and may be placed on		To obtain the best performance from this ap-
any shelf.		pliance, you should:
Fruit and vegetables: these should be thor-		• make sure that the commercially frozen
oughly cleaned and placed in the special		foodstuffs were adequately stored by the
drawer(s) provided.		retailer;
Butter and cheese: these should be placed		• be sure that frozen foodstuffs are transfer-
in special airtight containers or wrapped in		red from the foodstore to the freezer in
aluminium foil or polythene bags to exclude		the shortest possible time;
as much air as possible.		• not open the door frequently or leave it
Milk bottles: these should have a cap and		open longer than absolutely necessary.
should be stored in the bottle rack on the		• Once defrosted, food deteriorates rapidly
door.		and cannot be refrozen.
Bananas, potatoes, onions and garlic, if not		• Do not exceed the storage period indica-
packed, must not be kept in the refrigerator.		ted by the food manufacturer.

Hints for freezing

To help you make the most of the freezing process, here are some important hints: