Using the PerfectFresh zone
For every type of food, there are ideal storage conditions to ensure it stays fresh as long as possible, retaining both flavour and vitamins.
The important factors for this are the storage temperature and the humidity.
The correct combination of temperature and humidity is a unique feature of the PerfectFresh zone. Food can be stored for up to three times longer in the PerfectFresh zone than in a standard refrigerator.
What are the advantages of the PerfectFresh zone?
As food remains fresh for up to three times as long, the advantages for you are:
–fresher, tastier food,
–greater convenience due to practical storage, and
–greater savings due to quality preservation.
Storage temperature
The optimum storage temperature for fresh food which is not sensitive to the cold is 0 - 3 °C. This is the temperature range which is automatically maintained in the PerfectFresh zone. Food can be stored there at this temperature without loss of freshness for considerably longer than in a standard refrigerator, as the deterioration process is decelerated at this temperature.
Humidity level
The closer the storage humidity is to the humidity content of the food, the crisper and fresher the food remains over a longer period, as the water content of the food is largely retained.
Storing food in the dry and
The PerfectFresh zone is divided into two areas, the dry compartment and the
The dry compartment
The dry compartment has a relatively low humidity level that is approx. the same as that in the refrigerator.
So the main advantage of the dry compartment is the low temperature of 0 °C, rather than the humidity.
The dry compartment is ideal for storing particularly sensitive foods, such as
–fresh fish, shellfish, meat, poultry, sausages, dairy products and salads.
Please note that foods rich in protein deteriorate faster than others. Shellfish, for example, deteriorates faster than fish, and fish deteriorates faster than meat.
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