Siemens KF18LA60 - Manual (Page 31)

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Freezing food
Freeze fresh, undamaged food only.
Keep food which is to be frozen away
from food which is already frozen.
To prevent food from losing its flavour
or drying out, place in airtight containers.
Max. freezer capacity
Information about the max. freezing
capacity within 24 hours can be found
on the rating plate.
How to wrap food correctly:
1. Place the food in the wrapping.
2. Press out air.
3. Seal the wrapping.
4. Label the wrapping with the contents
and date.
The following products are suitable
for wrapping food:
Plastic film, polyethylene blown film,
aluminium foil and freezer tins.
These products can be purchased from
your dealer.
The following products are not
suitable for wrapping food:
Wrapping paper, greaseproof paper,
cellophane, refuse bags and used
shopping bags.
The following products are suitable
for sealing the wrapped food:
Rubber bands, plastic clips, string,
coldĆresistant adhesive tape or similar.
Bags and polyethylene blown film can be
sealed with a film sealer.
Storage duration
of the frozen food
Depends on the type of food.
At a mean temperature:
S Fish, sausage, ready meals and cakes
and pastries:
up to 6 months
S Cheese, poultry and meat:
up to 8 months
S Vegetables and fruit:
up to 12 months
Fast freezing
Food should be frozen solid as quickly
as possible in order to retain vitamins,
nutritional value, appearance and flavour.
To prevent an undesirable temperature
rise when placing fresh food in the freezer
compartment, switch on fast freeze
several hours beforehand.
Smaller quantities of food can be frozen
without fast freeze.
Switching on and off
Fig. 2
Press super" button 2.
If the superfreezing has been switched
on the button is lit.
Note
Fast freeze" may also slightly increase
refrigeration of the refrigerator compartĆ
ment.
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