Packing frozen food, Suitable packaging, Unsuitable packaging – Neff K3664X8 User Manual
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Packing frozen food
To prevent food from losing its flavour
or drying out, place in airtight containers.
1. Place food in packaging.
2. Remove air.
3. Seal the wrapping.
4. Label packaging with contents
and date of freezing.
Suitable packaging:
Plastic film, tubular film made of
polyethylene, aluminium foil, freezer
containers.
These products are available from
specialist outlets.
Unsuitable packaging:
Wrapping paper, greaseproof paper,
cellophane, bin liners and used
shopping bags.
Items suitable for sealing packaged
food:
Rubber bands, plastic clips, string, cold-
resistant adhesive tape, etc.
Bags and tubular film made of
polyethylene can be sealed with a film
heat sealer.
Shelf life of frozen food
Storage duration depends on the type
of food.
At a temperature of -18 °C:
■
Fish, sausage, ready meals and cakes
and pastries:
up to 6 months
■
Cheese, poultry and meat:
up to 8 months
■
Vegetables and fruit:
up to 12 months
Thawing frozen food
Depending on the type and application,
select one of the following options:
■
at room temperature
■
in the refrigerator
■
in an electric oven, with/without fan
assisted hot-air
■
in the microwave
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Caution
Do not refreeze thawing or thawed food.
Only ready meals (boiled or fried) may
be refrozen.
No longer store the frozen produce for
the max. storage period.
Interior fittings
You can reposition the shelves inside
the appliance and the door shelves as
required:
■
Pull shelf forwards, lower and swing
out to the side. Fig.
4
■
Raise the door shelf and remove.
Fig.
5
Special features
(not all models)
Vario shelf
Fig.
6
To facilitate the storage of tall items (e.g.
cans or bottles), the front part of the
Vario shelf can be taken out and pushed
under the rear part.