Freezing Fresh Food; Thawing Frozen Food - Gaggenau RB472704 Instruction Manual

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Freezer compartment

Freezing fresh food

Freeze only fresh and undamaged food.
Food which is boiled, fried or baked is more suitable for
freezing than food which is eaten raw.
Before freezing food, make preparations appropriate to
the food in order to retain the best possible nutritional
value, flavor and color:
Vegetables: wash, chop, blanch.
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Fruit: wash, pit and perhaps peel, possibly add sugar
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or ascorbic acid solution.
Information on how to do this can be found in relevant
literature.
Suitable for freezing
Baked goods
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Fish and seafood
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Meat
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Poultry and game
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Vegetables, fruit and herbs
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Eggs without shells
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Dairy products, e.g. cheese, butter and quark
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Ready meals and leftovers, e.g. soups, stews, cooked
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meat and fish, potato dishes, soufflés and desserts
Not suitable for freezing
Types of vegetables which are usually eaten raw, e.g.
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lettuce or radishes
Unpeeled or hard-boiled eggs
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Grapes
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Whole apples, pears and peaches
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Yoghurt, soured milk, sour cream, creme fraiche and
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mayonnaise
Packing frozen food
The correct type of packaging and material selection are
decisive factors in the retention of the product quality
and prevent the development of freezer burn.
1.
Place food in packaging.
2.
Remove air.
3.
Pack food airtight to prevent it from losing flavor or
drying out.
4.
Label packaging with contents and date of freezing.
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Suitable packaging:
Plastic foil
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Tubular foil made of polyethylene (PE)
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Aluminum foil
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Freezer containers
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Suitable closures:
Rubber bands
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Plastic clips
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Cold-resistant adhesive tape
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Unsuitable packaging:
Wrapping paper
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Greaseproof paper
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Cellophane
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Garbage bags and used grocery bags
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Shelf life of frozen food at 0 °F (-18 °C)
Fish, sausage, ready meals,
and cakes and pastries:
Meat, poultry:
Vegetables, fruit:

Thawing frozen food

The thawing method must be adjusted to the food and
application in order to retain the best possible product
quality.
Thawing methods:
in the refrigerator compartment (especially suitable
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for animal-based foods such as fish, meat, cheese,
quark)
at room temperature (bread)
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in the microwave (food for immediate consumption or
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immediate preparation)
in the oven/cooker (food for immediate consumption
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or immediate preparation)
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CAUTION
Do not refreeze partly or completely thawed food.
You can only refreeze food once it has been
cooked (boiled or fried).
The frozen food can no longer be stored for the
maximum duration.
up to 6 months
up to 8 months
up to 12 months