Useful Hints For Freezing; Storing Frozen Foods; Thawing Food; Ice Cube Maker - Zanussi ZI 8454 X Instruction Booklet

Useful hints for freezing

¥ Products to be frozen should be fresh and clean.
¥ Pack foods in suitable family portions which can
be used up all at once.
¥ Small packs allow fast and uniform freezing.
¥ Lean foods keep better and longer than fatty
foods. Salt reduces the storage life of food.
¥ Wrap foods closely in aluminium foil or plastic
bags or flim, and make sure they are properly
sealed.
¥ Attach a label to each pack, indicating the
contents and the date on which it was prepared.
¥ Never place hot foods, bottles or containers with
fizzy drinks in the freezer (they could explode).
¥ Do not fill containers with lids right to the brim.
¥ Do not add more food or open the doors during
the freezing process.
¥ Never place food to be frozen in contact with
already frozen food, as this would increase the
temperature of the latter.

Storing frozen foods

After having started up the freezer, select the fast
freeze function (knob F to position ÇSÈ) at least 3
hours before loading frozen food. Then return the
knob to the normal storage temperature (knob F to
the mid position).
There are no particular problema in storing frozen
foods. Packs may be placed next to or on top of
each other.
When buying frozen foods, get them home and into
your freezer as quickly as possible. Packs which are
damaged or show traces of moisture indicate that
the product has not been stored at the correct
temperature and that the food may trave lost its
original quality.
Partially defrosted foods must never be re-frozen
and must be consumed as quickly as possible.
Never consume products after the date shown on
the pack.
In the event of a short power cut, foods will not be
affected, but you should avoid opening the appliance
doors.
Important
If there is a power failure when food is in the
freezer, do not open the door of the freezer
compartment. The frozen food will not be
affected if the power cut is of short duration (up
to 6-8 hours) and the freezer compartment is full,
otherwise, it is recommended that the food
should be used within a short time (a
temperature increase of the frozen food shortens
its safe storage period).
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Thawing food

Frozen food can be thawed in the fridge or at room
temperature depending on the time available. Small
food items may even be cooked from frozen; in this
case cooking will take longer.
Any frozen food which is allowed to thaw
accidentally should either be eaten as soon as
possible or thrown away. Alternatively, if the food is
uncooked and has not been completely defrosted it
can be cooked and then refrozen.
Meat, fish and fruit should be thawed in the
refrigerator compartment and small pieces of meat
can even be cooked while still frozen, but you must
ensure that it is thoroughly cooked through.
Vegetables should be directly immersed in boiling
water; ready-cooked dishes can be placed directly in
the oven in their aluminium wrapping.
A microwave oven is particularly suitable for thawing
any type of frozen or deep-frozen food: follow the
oven instructions, particularly regarding the
placement of aluminium wrapping or containers in
the oven.
Defrosted cooked food must never be refrozen.

Ice cube maker

Fill the ice cube trays to no more than 3/4 of their
depth, to allow for expansion of the ice.
To remove the ice cubes, simply turn the knob fully
as shown in Fig.