Freezing Capacity; Tips For Buying Frozen Food; Tips For Storing Food In The Freezer Compartment; Tips For Freezing Fresh Food - Siemens KI20LNSF0 User Manual

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Freezing capacity

The maximum freezing capacity indic-
ates the quantity of food that can be
frozen right through to the centre
within a specific period of time.
Information on the maximum freezing
capacity can be found on the rating
plate. → Fig. /
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Prerequisites for freezing
capacity
Approx. 24 hours before placing
1.
fresh food in the appliance, switch
on Super freezing.
→ "Switching on Super freezing",
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Place the food in the freezer com-
2.
partment, starting from the right.

Tips for buying frozen food

Follow the tips when you are buying
frozen food.
¡ Check the packaging is not dam-
aged.
¡ Check the best-before date.
¡ The temperature in the supermar-
ket freezer must be –18 °C or
lower.
¡ Do not interrupt the deep-freeze
chain. If possible, transport frozen
food in a cool bag and quickly
place it in the freezer compart-
ment.
Tips for storing food in the
freezer compartment
Follow the tips if you are storing food
in the freezer compartment.
¡ Spread out the food over a wide
area in the freezer compartment.
¡ Do not bring food which is to be
frozen into contact with frozen
food.
If necessary, redistribute frozen
food in the freezer compartment.
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Tips for freezing fresh food

Follow the tips when you freeze fresh
food.
¡ Freeze fresh and undamaged food
only.
¡ Cooked, roasted or baked food is
more suitable for consumption
than food that can be eaten raw.
¡ In order to retain the nutritional
value, flavour and colour, you
should prepare certain food for
freezing.
– Vegetables: Wash, chop up,
blanch.
– Fruit: Wash, pit and perhaps
peel, possibly add sugar or
ascorbic acid solution.
Additional information on how to do
this can be found in the relevant liter-
ature.
Food suitable for freezing
¡ Baked goods
¡ Fish and seafood
¡ Meat
¡ Poultry and game
¡ Vegetables, fruit and herbs
¡ Eggs without shells
¡ Dairy products, e.g. cheese, butter
and quark
¡ Ready meals and leftovers, e.g.
soups, stews, cooked meat and
fish, potato dishes, bakes and
desserts
Food that is unsuitable for
freezing
¡ Types of vegetables that are usu-
ally eaten raw, e.g. lettuce or
radishes
¡ Unpeeled or hard-boiled eggs
¡ Grapes
¡ Whole apples, pears and peaches
¡ Yoghurt, soured milk, sour cream,
crème fraîche and mayonnaise