Freezing Capacity; Tips For Buying Frozen Food; Tips For Storing Food In The Freezer Compartment; Freezing Smaller Amounts Of Food Quickly - Bosch GSN Series User Manual

en Freezer compartment
The time between putting fresh food in
the freezer compartment and it freezing
solid depends on various factors:
¡ Set temperature
¡ Food (size and type)
¡ Quantity and type of storage
¡ Quantity and type of food already
stored

Freezing capacity

The maximum freezing capacity indic-
ates the quantity of food that can be
frozen right through to the centre
within a specific period of time.
Information on the maximum freezing
capacity can be found on the rating
plate. → Fig. /
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Prerequisites for freezing capacity
Approx. 24 hours before placing
1.
fresh food in the appliance, switch
on Super freezing.
→ "Switching on manual Super
freezing", Page 43
Fill the upper compartment with
2.
food first. This is where the food
freezes most quickly.
If the top compartment does not
3.
have enough space, store the re-
maining quantity in the compart-
ment underneath.

Tips for buying frozen food

Follow the tips when you are buying
frozen food.
¡ Check the packaging is not dam-
aged.
¡ Check the best-before date.
¡ The temperature in the supermar-
ket freezer must be –18 °C or
lower.
¡ Do not interrupt the deep-freeze
chain. If possible, transport frozen
food in a cool bag and quickly
place it in the freezer compart-
ment.
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Tips for storing food in the
freezer compartment
Follow the tips if you are storing food
in the freezer compartment.
¡ To quickly and gently freeze larger
quantities of fresh food, place this
in the top frozen food container.
¡ Place the food over the whole area
of the compartments or the frozen
food containers.
¡ Do not bring food which is to be
frozen into contact with frozen
food.
If necessary, redistribute frozen
food in the freezer compartment.
¡ To ensure that the air can circulate
freely in the appliance, push the
frozen food containers in as far as
they will go.
Freezing smaller amounts of
food quickly
Observe the instructions when you
want to freeze a smaller amount of
food quickly.
Place the food in frozen food tray
1.
that is attached to the rear of the
large frozen food container or in
the flat frozen food containers,
starting from the right-hand side.
Spread the food over a wide area
2.
in the freezer compartment.

Tips for freezing fresh food

Follow the tips when you freeze fresh
food.
¡ Freeze fresh and undamaged food
only.
¡ Cooked food is more suitable than
food that can be eaten raw.
¡ In order to retain the nutritional
value, flavour and colour, you
should prepare certain food for
freezing.