STORING FOOD IN THE REFRIGERATOR OR FREEZER

When storing food in the appliance,

A. Refrigerator

follow the recommendations below.

•Allow warm food and beverages to cool down before storing them in the appliance.

•Ensure that food is well-wrapped or covered

before it is stored. This will prevent food from dehydrating, deteriorating in colour or losing flavor and will help maintain freshness. It will also prevent cross-flavouring.

• Never let any oil or grease come into contact with the plastic fittings or door seals, as these materials easily become porous.

• Never store any explosive substances inside the appliance. High-proof alcohol should only be stored upright in tightly sealed containers.

B. Freezer

Upper freezer drawer

•Store packed frozen foods, like ice cream and bacon.

Middle/lower freezer drawer

•Store fresh meat and fish or dried foods, which are divided into suitably sized portions.

Transparent, safety glass shelf (optional)

•Place food in storage containers and lay the items out at suitable intervals.

•The storage shelf is of an unbreakable, transparent material, so that you can use it safely.

Fresh salad drawers

•Vegetable and fruit can be stored in this compartment.

•It is possible, if you need more space to store vegetable and fruits, to remove drawers.

Dairy and multi-purpose guard

•Store fatty foods, like butter and cheese.

•Store small, packed foods, like milk, yogurt and beverages.

Egg tray

•Put eggs into the egg tray as shown in the figure and store the tray in a convenient place in one of the multi-purpose guards.

Bottle guard

•Store small bottles and cartons (1 litre) of beer, milk, juice in the upper part and large bottles and cartons (1.5 litres) in the lower part.

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Wrapping food

Note

Pack the food in suitably sized portions for your household.

Vegetable and fruit portions should be no heavier than 1 kg, while meat portions can be up to 2.5 kg.

Smaller portions freeze through more quickly and the quality is thereby maintained better when defrosting and preparing the food.

It is important to seal food in airtight bags or containers before freezing to prevent it from losing favor or dehydrating.

Wrap the food, press out any air and seal it airtight.

Suitable wrapping materials:

Plastic bags, cling-film, aluminium foil and freezer containers. These items are available from any dealer.

Unsuitable wrapping materials:

Wrapping paper, greaseproof paper, cellophane, bin bags or used carrier bags.

Suitable sealing materials:

Rubber bands, plastic clips, string, freezer tape or similar.

Plastic film and bags may be heat-sealed using a special sealing iron or press.

Before placing a package in the freezer, it should be clearly labelled with the contents and date of freezing.

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