Siemens KF18LA60 - Manual (Page 30)

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Storing frozen food
and making ice cubes
When you buy frozen goods:
S Check that the packaging is not
damaged in any way.
S Check the "Best before"Ćdate.
S The temperature in the freezer cabinet
in the shop show be colder than -18 °C.
If it is not the storage life of the frozen
goods will be reduced.
S When you are out shopping, buy frozen
products last of all and transport them
to your home wrapped in newspaper or
in a coolĆbag.
S When you get home, put the frozen
products straight into the freezer
compartment and close the door
carefully. Consume the frozen products
before the "Best before" Ćdate.
S Do NOT refreeze food which is
beginning to defrost or which has
already defrosted. Only food which is
subsequently cooked may be refrozen.
Making iceĆcubes
Fill the ice tray
3
/
4
full with water and place
it on the bottom of the freezer
compartment. If the tray becomes stuck,
lever it off with a blunt instrument such as
a spoon handle etc. Do not use a pointed
or sharpĆedged object.
To remove the iceĆcubes from the tray,
hold it briefly under running water or twist
it slightly Fig. w.
Freezing fresh food
Freezing food yourself
If you are freezing food yourself, use only
fresh, undamaged food.
The following foods are suitable for
freezing:
Meat and sausage products, poultry and
game, fish, vegetables, herbs, fruit, cakes
and pastries, pizza, ready meals,
leftovers, egg yolk and eggĆwhite.
The following foods are not suitable
for freezing:
Eggs in shells, soured cream and
mayonnaise, green salads, radishes and
onions.
Blanching vegetables and fruit
To retain colour, flavour, aroma and
vitamin C, vegetables and fruits should
be blanched prior to freezing.
Blanching is the brief immersion
of vegetables and fruit in boiling water.
Literature on freezing and blanching
is available in bookshops.
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