Freezing and storing food
–Do not season fresh foods or blanched vegetables before freezing. Cooked food can be lightly seasoned before freezing, but care should be taken as the taste of some spices alters when frozen.
–Do not place hot foods or drinks in the freezer. This causes already frozen food to thaw, and increases the energy consumption considerably. Allow hot foods and drinks to cool down before placing them in the freezer.
Packing
^Freeze food in portions.
Unsuitable packing material
-wrapping paper
-greaseproof paper
-cellophane
-garbage bags
-plastic shopping bags
Suitable packing material
-plastic freezer wrap
-aluminium foil
-freezer containers
^To help prevent freezer burn, expel as much air as possible from bags, etc., before sealing them.
^Close the packaging tightly with
-rubber bands
-plastic clips
-string
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Freezer bags and pouches can also be sealed using a home heat sealing kit.
^Make a note of the contents and the date of freezing on the packaging.
Before placing food in the freezer section
^If you plan to freeze more than 2 kg of fresh food, the SuperFreeze function should be swicthed on ahead of time, before placing the food in the freezer section (see "SuperFreeze").
Placing food in the freezer section
Although fresh food can be placed in any drawer for freezing, it is preferable to use the upper drawers. Large quantities can be placed directly on the glass cold plates to freeze the food quickly. To do this, first take out one or several freezer drawers.
Each drawer and glass cold plate can support a maximum of 25 kg.
^Place the food flat in the bottom of the drawers or on the glass cold plates in the freezer so that it freezes through to the core as quickly as possible.
^Make sure that the packaging and containers are dry to prevent them sticking together when frozen.
When freezing, make sure that already frozen food does not come into contact with fresh food being frozen as this could cause the frozen food to begin to defrost.
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