Freezer Compartment; Freezing Capacity; Fully Utilising The Freezer Compartment Volume; Tips For Buying Frozen Food - Siemens iQ500 GS N Series User Manual

en Freezer compartment
lights up until the set temper-
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ature is reached again.

Freezer compartment

Freezer compartment
You can store frozen food, freeze
Freezer compartment
food and make ice cubes in the
freezer compartment.
The temperature can be set from
−16 °C to −26 °C.
Long-term storage of food should be
at –18 °C or lower.
The freezer compartment can be
used to store perishable food long-
term. The low temperatures slow
down or stop the spoilage.
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. → "Appliance", Fig.
Page 14
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 17
Fill the upper compartment with
2.
food first. This is where the food
freezes most quickly.
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If the top compartment does not
3.
have enough space, store the re-
maining quantity in the compart-
ment underneath.
Fully utilising the freezer
compartment volume
Learn how to store the maximum
amount of frozen food in the freezer
compartment.
"Remove all fittings." → Page 21
1.
Store food directly on the shelves
2.
and on the floor of the freezer
compartment.

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.
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.