Defrosting; Storing Food - Bosch gtm series Operating Instruction

Storing food

Glass bottles containing liquids which
may freeze must not be stored in the
appliance. Bottles will crack.
The baskets allow the produce to be
clearly arranged. The chest freezer can
also be loaded without the baskets up
to the stacking limit, Fig. 1/11, (lower
edge of the cover frame). In this case
more frozen food can be stored, the
energy consumption reduced and,
if a fault occurs, the temperature rise
delayed.
Attention!
Do not stack food above the lower edge
of the cover frame. Fig. 1/11
Ensure that the storage temperature
is at least -18 °C.
If the temperature in the appliance rises
due to a fault or power failure, check
whether the produce has started to thaw.
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.
Storage duration
To retain the quality of the frozen food, do
not exceed the permitted storage duration
at -18 ºC.
Fish, cold meats,
ready meals, cakes
and pastries
Cheese, poultry,
meat
Vegetables, fruit
Up to 6 months
Up to 8 months
Up to 12 months
Small basket
Fig. 9
For storage of small items of frozen food.
If baskets are to be placed on the base
of the appliance, first remove or fold in the
handles.
If required, purchase more baskets in a
specialist shop, specifying the appliance
designation. Fig. w
Removable partition
Fig. 6 (some models only)
The partition prevents food which is to be
frozen in the prefreezer compartment from
coming into contact with already frozen
food in the storage compartment.
If the partition is pulled out and placed
on the bottom of the chest freezer, small
items of frozen food, e.g. strawberries,
can be frozen quickly and above all indi
vidually. When defrosting the appliance,
the partition can be placed under the
drainage duct to catch the defrost water.

Defrosting

A layer of frost on the container walls
impairs refrigeration of the frozen food and
increases power consumption. Remove
the layer of hoarfrost regularly.
General tips
S When loading and unloading the chest
freezer, open the lid as briefly as
possible.
S Do not install the chest freezer
in a damp room. High air humidity
promotes formation of frost.
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