DE DIETRICH DKT863X - Manual (Page 11)

FROZEN AND DEEP- FROZEN FOOD
Your domestic appliance enables you to freeze food, it lowers its
core temperature rapidly and you can therefore keep it longer.
Deep-freezing is an industrial process that is quicker and more
intense that domestic freezing. The products you purchase from
the shops are deep-frozen.
PREPARING FOOD FOR FREEZING
Attention:
Freezing does not sterilise. It is therefore important to
observe some simple hygiene rules when preparing your
food for freezing: wash your hands before you touch the
food and clean the kitchen tools you have just used before
using them again.
Only freeze fresh, good quality food. Refer to the table "Food
Freezing Guide" to know which products you can freeze and how
long youcan keep them.
Blanch fruit and vegetables before freezing them to preserve
their colour, smell, taste and vitamins: plunge them in boiling
water for few moments.
Divide the food you wish to freeze into small individual portions
corresponding to one meal each. Small portions freeze quicker
at their core.
Pack the food hermetically so that they do not lose their flavour
or dry up. Use plastic bags, polyethylene film, aluminium foil or
special freezer containers for this. If you are using plastic bags,
compress them to eliminate the air before sealing them hermeti-
cally.
Attention:
Do not place bottles or jars containing liquids in the freezer
unless they are only two-thirds full: freezing causes liquids
to expand, which can cause the container to explode.
Note on each package:
-The freezing date
-The consume-by date
-The type of food contained
-The number of portions contained
If you are purchasing deep-frozen food, pick it up last when you
are shopping.
Check that: :
- The packaging isn't damaged
- They are not covered in a layer of frost (which means that they
have partially defrosted)
Pack them in an isothermic bag or in newspaper. Transport them
quickly and store them immediately. Comply with the maximum
storage dates shown on the pack. Your appliance has a **** free-
zer compartment, this enables you to keep deep-frozen food in
an optimal manner.
FOOD FREEZING GUIDE
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Fresh Meat
Product Valid for
Lamb 8 months
Roast pork 5 months
Pork ribs 4 months
Boiled beef, roast beef 10 months
Beef steak, entrecote, veal 8 months
Veal steaks, cutlets 10 months
Minces meat 4 months
Giblets, offal 3 months
Sausages 2 months
Farm yard anim als
Product Valid for
Duck 4 months
Rabbit 6 months
Boiling fow l 7 months
Goose 4 months
Chicken 10 months
Turkey 6 months
Giblets, offal 3 months
Gam e
Product Valid for
Wild duck, w oodcock, pheasant 8 months
Hare 6 months
Partridge, quail 8 months
Fish
Product Valid for
Carp
Pike
Turbot
Salmon
Mackerel
Tench
Trout
Sea bream
Sole
Cooked food
Product Valid for
Sauce w ith meat juice
Tomato sauce
Minestrone w ith vegetables 2 months
Lasagne 4 months
Roats 2 months
Calf's leg 1 month
Meat in sauce 3 months
Stew ed game 2 months
Boiled fish, grilled or baked fish 2 months
Sw eet pepers, aubergines,
courgettes stuffed w ith meat
2 months
Mushrooms w ith garlic and parsley 2 months
Steamed spinach 2 months
Pizza 6 months
Prepare them plucked, skinned, gutted, cut into pieces if
neccessary, w ashed and rinsed
2 months
3 months
3 months