Liebherr 7082 260-00 manual Notes on freezing and storage, VarioSpace

Notes on freezing and storage

Notes on freezing and storage

WItems suitable for freezing: meat, game, poultry, fresh fish, vegetables, fruit, dairy products, bread, baked goods, pre-cooked meals.

Not suitable: lettuce, radishes, grapes, whole apples and pears, fatty meat.

WPack frozen food in standard freezer bags or reusable plastic, metal or aluminium containers.

WDo not allow fresh food which is to be frozen to come into contact with food already frozen. Always keep packs dry in order to avoid them sticking together.

WAlways write the date and contents on the pack and do not exceed the stated storage time for the food. This prevents any risk of quality impairment.

WPack food which you are freezing yourself in quantities appropriate to your household. To ensure that the food freezes right through quickly, the following quantities should not be exceeded per package:

-fruit, vegetables: up to 1 kg;

-meat: up to 2.5 kg.

WBlanch vegetables after washing and cutting them. (Add to boiling water for 2-3 minutes, remove and quickly cool down in cold water. If you blanch with a steamer or microwave oven, please observe the relevant operating instructions.)

WDo not salt or season fresh food or blanched vegetables before freezing. Only lightly salt and season other food. Some spices can alter their flavour intensity.

WDo not freeze bottles and cans which contain carbon- ated drinks as they might burst. Drinks can be cooled down quickly, but take the bottles out of the freezer com- partment after an hour at the most.

WStorage: Each drawer and shelf can take up to 25 kg frozen food.

WIf you want to use the maximum net capacity, you can re- move the drawers and store items directly on the shelves.

WRemoving drawers: Pull out as far as they will go and lift at the back, fig. C1.

To insert: slide in the rails, place the drawer on the rails and close completely, fig. C2.

-If you have removed the drawers, do not cover the fan slits at the back, otherwise the freezer will not work pro- perly.

WAlways store identical food items together to avoid the door being open for unnecessarily long periods and to save energy.

WDo not exceed storage times given.

WThawing: Only take out as much food as is immediately required for thawing. Cook food which has been thawed as quickly as possible.

Frozen food can be thawed in the following ways:

-in a conventional or fan oven

-in a microwave oven

-at room temperature

-in the refrigerator: the cold given off by the frozen food is used for cooling the other food.

-Flat portions of meat or fish can be cooked when partially thawed.

-Vegetables can be cooked from frozen (in half the normal time).

VarioSpace*

-You can create a double-height space for big items of frozen food by removing a drawer and a shelf. This en- ables you to freeze such things as poultry or big pieces of meat without having to cut them up first, so they can be served "whole" afterwards, and to store other large items such as big gateaux or packs of ice.

-Removing the drawer, fig. D1: Pull out as far as it will go and lift at the back.

-Removing the shelf, fig. D2: Lift up at the front and pull out.

-To insert: proceed in reverse order; simply push shelf in as far as it will go.

1	2
	4

1	2
	2 - 6
	4 - 8
	6 -12
	4
C1	C2

WBottom drawer: Pull out as far as it will go and lift at the front, fig. C3.

2

1

2	- 6	1
4 - 8
6 -12
4

2-6

D1			3
	2		2
1
D2		D3	1

4-8

6-12

C3

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