Freezer Compartment; Freezing And Storing Food; How To Wrap Food Correctly; Freezing Capacity - Bosch KAN56 Operating And Installation Instructions

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Freezer
compartment
The freezer compartment temperature
can be adjusted 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.
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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 °C 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,
appearance 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, ready
meals and cakes and
pastries
Cheese, poultry and
meat
Vegetables and 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 fan
assisted hot air
- In the microwave
Note
Do NOT refreeze food which is
beginning to thaw or which 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.
up to
6 months
up to
8 months
up to
12 months