Smeg UKVI144B - Manual (Page 10)

Instructions for Use 60
Use
Switching On the Empty Freezer
Switch the appliance on and set the thermostat knob to the position for
continuous operation. (Red and yellow control light are on). When the
red light goes off, wait for a couple of hours and load the freezer with
packages of fresh foods.
Freezing Fresh Foods
Proper use of the appliance, adequately packed food, correct
temperature and taking into account hygienic precautions will
substantially influence the quality of freezing the food or storing of the
frozen foodstuffs.
• Carefully select food to be frozen: it should be of adequate quality
and suitable for freezing.
• Choose correct packaging for each kind of food and pack it correctly.
− The packaging should be air tight and well sealed without leaking
since this could cause substantial vitamin loss and dehydration.
− Foils and bags should be soft enough to tightly wrap around the
food.
• Mark packages with following data: kind and amount of foods and the
date of loading.
• It is most important that the food is frozen as quickly as possible. We
therefore recommend the size of the package not to be too large and
to be cooled before loading into the freezer.
• The amount of the fresh foods that can be loaded in the freezer
within 24 hours is stated on the rating plate. If the loaded amount is
too large, the quality of freezing is reduced which affects the quality of
frozen foods.
Freezing Procedure
Freezing compartment is used for freezing foodstuffs (see chapter
"Description of the Appliance").
• If you want to freeze larger amount of fresh food, set the thermostat
knob to the position for continuous operation (yellow light is on).
After 24 hours you can load the freezing compartment with packages
of fresh foods.
• 24 hours after the food was loaded, the frozen packages can be
stored into baskets and the freezer can be loaded with new packages
of fresh foods. Don't let the fresh packages touch the frozen ones.
• Some 24 hours after the last load, set the thermostat knob to the
position for automatic operation (yellow light is off).