Freezer Compartment; Freezing And Storing Food; Freezing Capacity; Frozen Food - Siemens KAN series Installation Instructions Manual

Freezer compartment

The freezer compartment temperature
can be set from 16 ºC to -22 ºC.
We recommend a setting of -18 ºC.
Use the freezer compartment
- for storing deep frozen food.
- to freeze food.
- to make ice cubes.
Note:
Ensure that the freezer compartment
door is always closed. If the door is
open, the frozen food will thaw.
The freezer compartment will become
covered in thick ice.
Also: Energy will be lost due to high
power consumption.
Super" freezing
Fast freezing is used to freeze large
quantities of fresh food and, depending
on the quantity, must be switched on
up to 24 hours before the food is
placed in the freezer compartment.
The freezer compartment is cooled as
cold as possible in super" freezing
mode.
S Press the super button.
Each time the button is pressed, the
function is activated or deactivated.
The activated super freezing" function
is indicated by the symbol on the
display panel.
Freezing and storing
food
Storing deep frozen food
When purchasing deep frozen food,
comply with the following:
S Check that the packaging is not
damaged.
S Check the sell by date.
S The temperature of the supermarket
freezer should be -18 ºC or lower.
If not, the storage life of the food is
reduced.
S Purchase deep frozen food last.
Wrap in newspaper or place in a cold
bag and take home.
S At home immediately place
deep frozen food in the freezer
compartment. Use the deep frozen
food before the sell by date runs out.
S Do not refreeze thawed food.
Exception: If you use the food to
make a ready meal (boiling or frying),
you can refreeze this ready meal.

Freezing food yourself

Freeze fresh, undamaged food only.
To prevent food from losing its flavour or
drying out, wrap the food in airtight film
or place in containers. In order to retain
the vitamins, nutritional value, appear
ance and flavour food should be frozen
as quickly as possible. Do not exceed
the max. freezing capacity.
How to wrap food
correctly:
S Place the food in the wrapping.
S Press out all the air.
S Seal the wrapping.
S Label the wrapping with the contents
and date.
The following products are
not suitable for wrapping
food:
Wrapping paper, greaseproof paper,
cellophane, refuse bags and used
shopping bags.
The following products are
suitable for wrapping food:
Plastic film, polyethylene blown film,
aluminium foil and freezer tins.
These products can be purchased
from a specialist outlet.
The following products are
suitable for sealing the
wrapped food:
Rubber bands, plastic clips, string,
cold resistant adhesive tape or similar.
Bags and polyethylene blown film can
be sealed with a film sealer.

Freezing capacity

You can freeze up to 10 kg of food
within 24 hours.
Storage duration of the

frozen food

The storage period depends on the
type of produce.
At a mean temperature:
Fish, sausage, up to 6 months
ready meals,
cakes and pastries
Cheese, poultry up to 8 months
and meat
Vegetables and up to 12 months
fruit

Thawing frozen food

Depending on the type of food and
intended use, frozen produce can be
thawed as follows:
- at room temperature
- in the refrigerator
- in an electric oven,
with/without hot air fan
- in the microwave
Note
Do NOT refreeze food which is begin
ning to thaw or has already thawed.
The food cannot be refrozen until it has
been prepared (boiled or fried).
No longer store the frozen produce for
the max. storage period.
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