Freezing and storing food
^Press down on the hook a under- neath the rear of the separator plate and pull the plate forwards and out b.
To put the separator plate back in push it back into place making sure it audibly clicks into position.
^Place the food flat in the bottom of the drawers so that it freezes through to the core as quickly as possible.
^Always freeze similar types of food together to save time and energy when taking food out of the freezer.
^Make sure that the packaging and containers are dry to prevent them sticking together when frozen.
When freezing, make sure that food already frozen does not come into contact with fresh food being frozen as this could cause the frozen food to begin to defrost.
Freezer calendar
The freezer calendar on the freezer drawer gives the length of time which various foods can be stored for effec- tively.
Where the storage time given on the packaging differs, follow the advice on the packaging.
Marker system for frozen food
Markers serve as a reminder of how long food has been stored.
Each freezer drawer has two slide markers with dials. The months are rep- resented on the dials as 1 – 12.
^Slide the markers onto the guide run- ners on the edge of the drawers.
Use the markers to indicate the type of food being frozen and turn the dials to the appropriate number to indicate the month the food was first placed in the freezer.
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