Fagor FIC-542 - Manual (Page 16)

Instructions for Use 16
Approximate Storage Time for Frozen Foods
Food Storage time (in months)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Vegetable + + +
Fruit + + +
Bread, pastries +
Milk +
Ready-made meals +
Meat: Beef + + +
Veal + + +
Pork + + +
Poultry + + +
Game + + +
Minced meat +
Smoked sausages +
Fish: lean +
fat +
Offal +
Defrosting Frozen Food
Partially thawed or defrosted foods should be used as soon as
possible. Cold air preserves the food but it does not destroy
microorganisms which rapidly activate after defrosting and
make foods perishable.
Partial defrosting reduces the nutritional value of foods,
especially of fruits, vegetables and ready-made meals.
Food safety
Temperature Indicator
The temperature indicator, situated in the coolest part of
refrigerator, helps to control correct temperatures of the
appliance. Adequate temperature is indicated with O.K.
mark. If this mark does not show, the temperature of this
compartment is too high. Use the thermostat to reduce the
temperature in a particular compartment (see chapter "Control of the
appliance"). Do not change the setting too often; before temperature
checking or when setting it anew, please, wait for 12 hours at least.
Remark! After the appliance has been loaded with fresh food, or
when the door is open too frequetnly or for a too long time, the
OK mark will not be visible. The coolest area of refrigerator,
which appears immediately above the shelf covering the crisper
pan, is about 20 cm in height.
Foor Arranging
Compartment Food
Freezing compartment Ice, frozen food,fresh food intended for freezing…
Refrigerator areas::
Cold area
Crisper pan
Top shelves
Door compartments
Fresh fruits, vegetable,…
Butter, cheese, eggs, yoghourth, beverages,…
Colder area
Middle shelves
Products of milk, sweets, prepared dishes (e.g. sauces and other faty dishes),soft & fresh
cheese, delicatessen, sweets,…
The Coldest area
Above the shelf covering the
crisper pan
Meat (especially poultry, venition, fish), delicatessen or other prepared food, salads, short
pastry based on eggs or cream, fresh puff pastry, spongecake, yeats dough for pizzas, fresh
products and cheeses made of uncooked fresh milk, vegetables ready and adequately
wrapped or all fresh products, the consumption date of which is conditioned by a saving
temperature which must be lower or equal to +4°C. Max. storing time: 1-2 days
Remark:
Bananas, potato, garlic and anion are not kep in the
refrigerator. Fermented cheeses are not kept in
refrigerator,except if we wish to stop its ripening. They must be
well wrapped.
Maintenance and Cleaning
Automatic Defrosting of the Refrigerator
There is no need to defrost the refrigerator, because ice
depositing on the inner back wall is defrosted automatically.
Ice is depositing on the inner back wall during the compressor
operation; later on, when the compressor is not operating ice is
defrosting and water drops collect and drain through the outlet
in the inner back wall into the drain pan situated above the
compressor, from where it evaporates.
Manual Defrosting of the Freezer
When the frost and ice layer in the freezer is 3-5 mm thick, you
should clean the freezer.