Miele FNS 37402i Operating And Installation Instructions page 34

Freezing and storing food
Storage time for frozen food
The storage life of food is very variable,
even at a constant temperature of
-18 °C. Decomposition processes also
take place in frozen food, albeit at a
very reduced speed. For example, fat
can become rancid from contact with
oxygen in the air. This is why lean meat
can be stored approx. twice as long as
fatty meat.
The storage times quoted are guide
values for the storage life of different
food groups in the freezer section.
Food group
Ice cream
Bread, baked goods
Cheese
Fish, oily
Fish, lean
Sausage, ham
Game, pork
Poultry, beef
Vegetables and fruit
Herbs
Where the storage time given on the
packaging differs, follow the advice on
the packaging.
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Defrosting frozen food
Frozen food can be defrosted in
different ways:
– in a microwave oven
– in an oven using "Fan Heat" or the
– at room temperature
– in the refrigerator section (the cold
– in a steam oven
Flat pieces of partially defrosted fish
Storage
can be placed directly into a hot frying
time
pan.
(months)
Thicker pieces of meat and fish (e.g.
2 - 6
minced beef, chicken, fish fillet) should
2 - 6
not come into contact with other food
when defrosting. Collect the defrosting
2 - 4
liquid and then pour it away, making
1 - 2
sure you wash the container it was in,
the sink and your hands.
1 - 5
Fruit should be defrosted at room
1 - 3
temperature in its packaging, or in a
1 - 12
covered bowl.
2 - 10
Most vegetables can be cooked while
still frozen. Just put straight into boiling
6 - 18
water or hot fat. The cooking time is
6 - 10 slightly less than that of fresh
vegetables due to changes in the cell
structure.
"Defrost" setting
given off by the frozen food helps to
keep the other food cold)
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Never refreeze partially or fully
defrosted food. Consume defrosted
food as soon as possible as it will
spoil if left for too long. Defrosted
food may only be refrozen after it has
been cooked.