The Freezer CompartmentFreezing Fresh Food
The maximum quantity of food you can freeze in
The symbol means that your freezer will24 hours is 10kg. Place the fresh food on the top
store frozen food at -18°C (-0.4°F) or colderfreezer shelf. Food may need rearranging to
allowing for long term frozen food storage andachieve this.
freezing of fresh food. The freezer temperature is
controlled automatically by the thermostatFrozen food should not be refrozen once it
situated in the control panel.has thawed out.
Due to the different installations, methods of
Do not remove items from the freezer if
usage and weather conditions, adjustments to the
your hands are damp/wet, as this could
temperature settings may be required.
cause skin abrasions or 'frost/freezer
burns'.
These are best assessed against a
temperature reading on a thermometer
buried in the frozen food. The reading
Hints and Tips
must be taken quickly as the thermometer
temperature will rise rapidly after removal.
Any opened packets of frozen food,
should be rewrapped in airtight materials
Frozen Food Storage
to prevent surface evaporation which
The appliance has the following net storage
causes drying or 'freezer burn'.
volume:
Frozen food which is allowed to thaw
90 litres (3.17 cuft)
?accidentally should either be used
28.8kg (63.4 lb)
immediately or thrown away. Alternatively
if the food is uncooked and has not been
?This is a standard measurement and the
completely defrosted it can be cooked and
actual capacity depends upon the density and
then refrozen.
sizes of the food. The above figures are
based on an average density of 0.32 kg perAim to check dates on packets and rotate
litre (20 lb per cuft).food regularly. Although storage longer than
recommended is not harmful, flavours and
Pre packed commercially frozen food should betextures begin to change.
stored in accordance with the manufacturer's
instructions for a 4 star frozen food compartment
and should be put in the freezer as soon as
possible after purchase. Your freezer provides for
long term storage which generally means up to 3
months but the length of the time can vary and it
is important to follow the recommended times
shown on packets of commercially frozen food.
Do not place sealed containers or
carbonated liquids such as fizzy drinks into
the freezer as it creates pressure on the
container which may cause it to explode
resulting to damage to the freezer.
Ice cubes and ice lollies should not be
consumed immediately after removal from
the freezer as it may result in low
temperature skin abrasions.
Manufacturers storage times should be
adhered to.
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