Freezing and storing food

Before placing food in the freezer

^When freezing more than 2 kg of fresh food, switch on the Super Freeze function ahead of time (see Super Freeze).

This will protect the food that is already in the freezer with an added boost of cold.

Placing food in the freezer

Food to be frozen can be placed anywhere in the freezer section.

Larger quantities should be placed directly on the glass shelves, where they will freeze more quickly, which is better for maintaining quality. To do this, first remove the top two freezer drawers.

When you remove the top freezer drawers, take care not to cover the ventilation slits on the rear wall of the appliance. They are important for trouble-free operation!

Always leave the bottom freezer drawer in the appliance!

Each freezer drawer and glass shelf has a maximum load capacity of

25kg.

^Spread the food to be frozen across the entire bottom of the freezer drawer or across the glass shelves so that it will freeze through to the core as quickly as possible.

^When placing items in the freezer, make sure that the packaging and containers are dry to prevent them from sticking together when frozen.

When freezing, make sure that already frozen food does not come into contact with fresh food being frozen so that the frozen food does not start to defrost.

Freezing large items

If you wish to freeze large items such as turkey or game you can remove the glass shelves between the freezer drawers. To do this:

^Remove the freezer drawers and carefully lift and pull out the glass shelves!

Freezer calendar

The freezer calendar on the freezer drawer shows the normal storage times in months for various types of fresh-frozen food.

For store-bought frozen foods, observe the storage life specified on the packaging.

2 - 3 months:

Cakes, ice cream, stews

3 - 5 months:

Fish, mushrooms, bread

6 - 8 months: Pork, veal, poultry

10 - 12 months:

Beef, fruit, vegetables

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Miele KFN 14943 SD ED installation instructions Freezing large items, Freezer calendar, Before placing food in the freezer