Storing Food
Your appliance has been designed for the storage of edible foodstuffs only, do not use to store poisonous, flammable or dangerous substances.
To ensure your appliance operates as efficiently as possible:
●Avoid opening the doors unnecessarily or for longer than needed.
●Allow hot or warm food to cool down before placing in the appliance, as placing hot food in the appliance reduces efficiency.
●Follow packaging “best by/use by” instructions or your suppliers advice on suitable maximum storage time.
●Pack foods airtight, to retain moisture and prevent flavour / odour transference. Plastic bags, aluminium foil, plastic stretch wrap and containers with lids are ideal.
Storing Food in your Freezer
Follow these recommendations when storing food in your freezer compartment:
●Freeze and store either fresh food or long term commercially frozen foods.
●Generally speaking long term storage means up to 3 months but this can vary, so always follow your supplier’s recommendations otherwise refer to the pictorial guide on the drawer fronts.
●Store and defrost commercially frozen food in accordance with the instructions of the manufacturer.
●Always defrost frozen food before cooking unless instructions on the packet state otherwise.
●Refer to the storage life pictorial guides, which are on the drawer fronts, when freezing fresh food (Time in months).
●Select frozen food last when shopping, transport in a cool bag and place in the freezer compartment as soon as possible on arriving home.
●Label and date food before placing in freezer.
●Thawed food should be either cooked and eaten or
●Liquid filled bottles or sealed fizzy drinks must not be stored in the freezer or chiller compartment, as they may burst.
●Lollipops and water ices should not be given to children directly from the freezer. The low temperature may cause ‘freezer burns’ on their lips.
●Store ice cream towards the top of the freezer and remove from the freezer
"Fast Freeze"
Several hours before placing fresh food in the freezer compartment, Press the ‘Fast Freeze’ button (6)
(Small quantities of fresh food, up to 2kg, can be frozen without ‘Fast Freeze’).
‘Fast Freeze’ display (4) indicates that ‘Fast Freeze’ is on. After being switched on, the refrigerating unit runs constantly and the freezer compartment drops to a very low temperature.
‘Fast Freeze’ switched off automatically when the fresh food has frozen solid (after several hours for small quantities, no more than two days for large quantities).
Where ‘Fast Freeze’ is selected but no food is in the freezer, then ‘Fast Freeze’ will automatically cancel after 26 hours.
Freezer Drawers
Store all fresh food to be frozen and commercially frozen food in the individual baskets.
Use the large frozen food basket preferentially for the freezing and storage of larger food items, such as poultry etc.
Always make sure that the drawers have been pushed back in as far as possible, to their stop position.
Freezer Tray
The freezer tray can be used to freeze items individually, such as fruit, herbs and vegetables. Distribute the food items evenly across the freezer tray and allow to freeze for about 10 - 12 hours. When frozen place in freezer bags or containers and store in the baskets.
Ice Packs
In the event of a power failure or malfunction, refreezable ice packs delay the thawing of the frozen food being stored. This is most effectively achieved and energy consumption is minimized, by placing refreezable ice packs in the top compartment directly on the food. Refreezable ice packs can also be used to temporarily keep food cool, eg. in a cooling bag.
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