Defrosting Frozen Goods - Miele KFN 37682 iD Operating And Installation Instructions

Freezing and storing food
oxygen in the air. This is why lean meat
can be stored approx. twice as long as
fatty meat.
The storage times quoted are guide
values for the storage life of different
food groups in the freezer zone.
Food group
Ice cream
Bread, baked goods
Cheese
Fish, oily
Fish, lean
Sausage, ham
Game, pork
Poultry, beef
Vegetables, fruit
Herbs
For standard freezing results, follow the
advice on packaging.
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Defrosting frozen goods

Never re-freeze partially or fully
defrosted food. Defrosted food may
only be re-frozen after it has been
cooked.
Frozen goods can be defrosted in
different ways:
Storage
time
– In a microwave oven
(Months)
– In an oven using "Fan heat" or the
2 to 6
2 to 6
– At room temperature
2 to 4
– In the refrigerator zone (the cold
1 to 2
1 to 5
– In a steam oven
1 to 3
Flat pieces of partially thawed meat
1 to 12
or fish can be placed directly into a hot
frying pan.
2 to 10
Meat and poultry (e.g. mince, chicken,
6 to 18
fish fillets) should not come into contact
6 to 10
with other foods while defrosting. Catch
the liquid from defrosting and dispose
of it carefully.
Fruit should be defrosted at room
temperature in its packaging, or in a
covered bowl.
Most vegetables can be cooked while
still frozen. Just put straight into boiling
water or hot fat. The cooking time is
slightly less than that of fresh
vegetables due to changes in the cell
structure.
"Defrost" setting
given off by the frozen food helps to
keep the other food cold)