Freezing Foods / Storing Frozen Foods; Freezing Food - Hanseatic HKGK14349EB User Manual

Freezing foods / storing frozen foods

WARNING
Danger of explosion!
Improper handling of the appliance
may lead to an explosion.
■ Do not store explosive substances or
spray cans with fl ammable propel-
lants inside the appliance, as they
may cause ignitable gas-air mixtures
to explode.
CAUTION
Health hazard!
Incorrect handling, insuffi cient cool-
ing or overlapping items can spoil the
stored food. This could lead to a risk of
food poisoning when consumed!
■ In particular, pack raw meat and fi sh
carefully to ensure that adjacent
food cannot be contaminated by sal-
monella or similar bacteria.
■ Abide by the storage times recom-
mended by food manufacturers.
■ Note that the shelf life of the frozen
food may be shortened due to a rise
in the temperature inside the appli-
ance (from defrosting, cleaning or
power failure).
■ If there is a mains failure, the frozen
food may remain suffi ciently cold for
some time. The maximum storage
time in the event of a fault is shown
on the appliance's type plate.
■ In case of prolonged power failure or
malfunction of the appliance, remove
the stored frozen food from the appli-
ance and store it in a suffi ciently cool
place or in another refrigerating ap-
pliance.
■ After a malfunction, check wheth-
er the stored food is still edible. Con-
Freezing foods / storing frozen foods
sume thawed and defrosted foods
immediately, do not refreeze.
Risk of injury!
Improper handling of the appliance
may result in injury. Risk of burns caused
by low temperatures.
■ The food and the inside walls of the
freezer have a very low temperature.
Never touch them with wet hands.
This can cause injury to the skin. Skin
damage can occur even with dry skin.
■ Let ice cubes or ice lollies thaw a lit-
tle before eating, do not put into your
mouth straight from the freezer.
If there is not enough space within the
drawers of the fridge, you can remove
the drawers.
• Follow the instructions in this chapter to
store your food over the longest possible
time in the best possible way.

Freezing food

Freezing means cooling fresh, room-tem-
perature food to a frozen state in the core
as quickly as possible – for best results,
'flash-frozen'. If not cooled quickly enough,
the food will be "killed by frost", i.e. the struc-
ture will be destroyed. A constant storage
temperature of -18 °C is needed to maintain
the food's consistency, taste and nutritional
value.
Freezing food has a positive effect on its shelf
life. You can also avoid food waste in this way.
Please observe the maximum freezing
capacity when freezing larger amounts
of food. The maximum storage time in
case of a malfunction can be found on
the type plate of the appliance.
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