Hotpoint HZ141 manual Getting Your Appliance Ready for USE, Freezing, Food Preservation

GETTING YOUR APPLIANCE READY FOR USE

NOTICE

After the appliance has been delivered, leave it to stand in its upright position for approximately 3 hours, before plugging it into the mains and switch- ing on, to ensure proper performance.

Use these average temperature settings to ensure optimum performance and save energy.

Before placing food in the freezer, clean the interior well with warm water and baking soda.

After plugging the appliance into the socket, make sure that the green light is on - turn on the yellow light.

When the red light goes off - turn off the yellow light. The appliance is now ready for use.

How to use your freezer

Freezing

- For the preparation of food to be frozen, please consult a specialized manual.

-In order to freeze fresh food, turn the switch to the left - to turn on the yellow light.

-When freezing fresh foods, remember that they should not touch other previously frozen or deep frozen foods. Place the fresh food, that you wish to freeze, in the top compart- ment where the temperature will fall below 18°C, ideal for freezing food properly.

-Proper conservation depends on the speed with which food is frozen.

For this reason we recommend that the switch be turned on to the freeze setting (the yellow light will come on) 24 hours before the food to be frozen is placed in the freezer. This operation is necessary for large quantities of food (up to the maximum

capacity, as indicated on the rating plate).

-During the freezing process, avoid opening the door.

-If a large amount of food is introduced for freezing at one time, the internal freezer temperature may momentarily increase and the red light will come on. When the compart- ment returns to the correct temperature, the red light will go out, preservation of foods stored is not affected.

-IMPORTANT: Remember to turn off the yellow light after 24 hours as freezing will be completed. This will save energy.

-Food that has thawed, even partially, must not be re-frozen: you must cook it in order to consume it (within 24 hours) or to freeze it once again.

-In order to freeze and then thaw foods optimally, it is recom- mended that you divide food into small portions so that they freeze quickly and uniformly. The packages should be clearly marked with the content and the date they were frozen.

-Do not open the door in the event of a power failure or malfunction. This precaution will slow the rise in temperature within the compartment. If the door is not opened, frozen and fast-frozen foods will remain in their current state for approxi- mately 9-14 hours.

-Do not place full bottles in the freezer: they could easily burst because all liquids increase in volume when they freeze.

-Fill the ice cube trays about 3/4 full.

Food Preservation

-To preserve frozen and deep frozen food well, never set the temperature control below 1, no matter what the room temperature is.

For room temperatures from 25°C to 27°C the temperature control should be set between 1 and 2.

For room temperatures of up to 32°C set the control between 2 and 3.

Maximum storage times for frozen foods are indicated in the tables, see 'FOOD STORAGE'.

-Always follow the instructions on the packages of deep frozen foods carefully - if there are no instructions, never keep the food for more than 3 months from the date of purchase.

-When buying deep frozen foods, ensure that they have been stored at appropriate temperatures and that the pack- aging is intact. If a package shows signs of moisture or abnormal swelling, it has probably been stored at the wrong temperature and the contents have been spoiled.

-To maintain the quality of the deep frozen food, transport them in appropriate containers to keep them cold and then place them inside the freezer as soon as possible.

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