Smeg CR330SE Installation And Use Manual page 7

- Air in the refrigerator circulates naturally so that colder,
heavier air tends to descend towards the bottom. This is why
meat and fish should be stored just above the crisper.
- Meat and cheese box. To preserve meat, place the cover
as indicated in Fig. A. To preserve cheese, overturn the cover
and place it as indicated in Fig. B.
This box is not supplied with some models.
- Remember to follow our instructions on the storage life of
different foods: If not stored correctly, even the freshest food
will deteriorate quite quickly.
- Contrary to popular belief, cooked foods do not keep longer
than fresh food.
Freezing
Consult a specialized manual when packaging foods
for freezing.
- Remember that you should never re-freeze products you
have allowed to thaw, even if only partially: cook the food,
then either eat (within 24 hours) or re-freeze it.
- When freezing fresh foods, remember that they should not
touch other previously frozen or deep frozen foods. Place
the food that you wish to freeze in the top compartment
where the temperature will fall below -18°C, which is ideal
for freezing food properly. Remember that proper conserva-
tion depends on the speed of freezing.
- Do not open the freezer door during freezing.
- Freeze only the quantities (in kg) shown on the data plate
on the left of the crisper.
- When using the refrigerator for the first time, or after it has
not been turned off, you can place food into the freezer only
after is has been run for 6-8 hours, When the freezer is ready,
insert the fresh food which is to be frozen into the appropri-
ate compartment and turn knob A to setting 3. After ap-
proximately 24 hours, the freezing process will be complete.
- For the best conservation and defrosting, remember to
A
- Remember to cool hot food before storing, otherwise the
temperature inside the appliance will increase, causing the
compressor to work harder and use more energy.
- Do not store liquids in unsealed containers since this will
increase the humidity and lead to the formation of frost in
the refrigerator.
- The refrigerator compartment of your appliance is fitted
with practical, removable shelves (Fig. 1) whose height can
be adjusted to allow for storage of large containers. These
B
shelves can also be tilted for storage of opened bottles.
Fig. 1
freeze small portions; this will ensure rapid and uniform freez-
ing. Mark package with a description of the contents and
the date it was frozen.
- In the case of power failure or breakdown, do not open the
freezer door. This will help maintain the temperature inside
the freezer ensuring that foods are conserved for at least 9-
14 hours.
- Do not store full bottles in the freezer since they could
explode when they freeze. (Remember that liquids increase
in volume when frozen).
- Fill the ice trays so that they are no more than 3/4 full.
- If the room temperature remains below 14°C for an ex-
tended period of time the freezer will not reach the tem-
peratures required for storage, and storage life will be shorter.
In this case, frozen foodstuffs should be used within a rela-
tively short period of time.
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