Freezing procedure
This appliance is fitted with a ‘Quick Freeze’ function. This function is ideal if you are freezing large quantities of foods as it freezes quickly helping to preserve freshness and maintain the level of nutrients in foods which can be lost through freezing.
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It is also advisable to use this function before you clean the appliance interior to ensure that foods are as frozen as possible.
Storing frozen foods
When storing commercially frozen foods, please follow these guidelines.
Always follow manufacturers’ guidelines for the length of time you should store food for. Do not exceed these guidelines!
•Try to keep the length of time between purchase and storage as short as possible to preserve food quality.
•Buy frozen foods, which have been stored at a temperature of
•Avoid buying food which has ice or frost on the packaging – This indicates that the products might have been partially defrosted and
– Temperature rises affect the quality of food.
•When consuming ice cream or water ices allow them to warm a little first to prevent freezer burns on hands or tongue.
•Should there be a power cut, or the freezer / refrigeration appliance fail for any length of time you may need to remove food from the freezer and store in a cold, hygienic place (i.e. garage or outhouse area) until the power is restored, or the appliance is repaired.
To prevent undue temperature rises; you should wrap the foods in layers of insulating material, such as newspaper, to help to maintain their temperature. It is also important that any food affected by this situation should be either consumed or cooked and
Layers of newspaper can also be used to help keep foods cold while you are defrosting the freezer (see cleaning your appliance).
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