Use and care guide

17
EN
TIPS FOR FREEZING AND STORING FRESH
FOOD
› We recommend to label and date all your frozen
food. Adding a label will help you to identify foods
and to know when they should be used before their
quality deteriorates.Do not re-freeze defrosted
food.
› Before freezing, wrap and seal fresh food in:
aluminium foil, cling  lm, air and water-tight plastic
bags, polythene containers with lids or freezer
containers suitable for freezing fresh food.
› Food must be fresh, mature and of prime quality in
order to obtain high quality frozen food.
› Fresh vegetables and fruit should preferably be
frozen as soon as they are picked to maintain the
full original nutritional value, consistency, colour
and  avor. Some meat, especially game, should be
hung before it is frozen.
› Always leave hot food to cool before placing in the
freezer.
› Eat fully or partially defrosted foods immediately.
Do not refreeze unless the food is cooked after it
has thawed. Once cooked, the thawed food can be
refrozen.
› Do not freeze bottles with liquid.
› Please use fast cooling function to speed up
cooling of freezing process (see Daily Reference
Guide).
FROZEN FOOD: SHOPPING TIPS
When purchasing frozen food products:
› Ensure that the packaging is not damaged (frozen
food in damaged packaging may have
deteriorated). If the package is swollen or has damp
patches, it may not have been stored under optimal
conditions and defrosting may have already begun.
› When shopping, buy frozen foods at the end of
your trip and transport them in a thermally
insulated cool bag.
› Once at home, place the frozen foods immediately
in the freezer.
› If food has defrosted even partially, do not refreeze
it. Consume within 24 hours.
› Avoid or reduce temperature variations to the
minimum. Respect the best-before date on the
package.
› Always observe the storage information on the
package.
FREEZER COMPARTMENT
The freezer is the ideal storage location for store
frozen food, make ice cubes and freeze fresh food in
the freezer compartment.
The maximum number of kilograms of fresh food
that can be frozen within a 24-hour period is
indicated on the rating plate (…kg/24h).
If you have a little quantity of food to store in the
freezer, we recommend to use the middle area.