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Wine can be stored at a temperature
between 5°C and 18°C. The optimum
temperature is around 10 - 12 °C. Most
white wines can be consumed at this
temperature. It is best to take red wine
out of the wine cellar about two hours
before drinking. Open the wine to allow
it to breathe and to develop its aroma.
After two hours red wine will be at the
correct temperature for drinking.
If wine is stored at a temperature above
22 °C it will mature too quickly.
However, wine should not be stored
below 5 °C for a long period of time as
it will not mature fully at this low
temperature.
Fluctuations in temperature put wine
under stress and interrupt the maturing
process. It is therefore very important to
maintain a constant temperature.
An ambient room temperature of 3 to
43 °C will ensure that a constant
temperature is maintained in the
appliance. (This is a wider temperature
range than the the climate range
quoted on the data plate).
A thermostat prevents the temperature
in the wine cellar falling below 2 °C. If
the external temperature should drop
below this level, the heating in the
appliance switches on automatically to
keep the temperature inside as
constant as possible.
For freezing fresh food and storing
frozen food for a long time a
temperature of at least
needed. At this temperature the growth
of micro-organisms is generally halted.
As soon as the temperature rises to
above -10 °C, the micro-organisms
become active in the food again so that
it cannot be kept as long. For this
reason, partially defrosted or defrosted
food must not be re-frozen. Food may
be re-frozen once it has been cooked
as the high temperatures achieved
when cooking destroy most
micro-organisms.
The temperatures for the wine cellar
and for the freezer section are set
independently from one another using
the buttons to the right and left hand
sides of the temperature displays.
Press the
Upper button: to raise the temperature
(it gets warmer)
Lower button: to reduce the
temperature (it gets colder)
The temperature being set will flash in
the display.
When pressing the buttons the
following are shown in the display:
– When first pressed the
is
flashes.
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