Freezer Compartment; Freezer Compartment Door; Freezing Capacity; Tips For Storing Food In The Freezer Compartment - Siemens KI42L Series Information For Use

en Freezer compartment
11.1 Freezer compartment
door
To ensure that the frozen food that is
stored does not thaw and the freezer
compartment is not covered in too
much ice, always close the freezer
compartment door.
11.2 Freezing capacity
The freezing capacity indicates the
quantity of food that can be frozen
right through to the centre within a
specific period of time.
Information on freezing capacity can
be found on the rating plate.
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Prerequisites for freezing capacity
When placing fresh food in the ap-
1.
pliance, switch on Super function.
→ "Switching on Super function",
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Freeze fresh food at the rear, as
2.
close as possible to the side pan-
els.
11.3 Tips for storing food in
the freezer compartment
Store food in air-tight packaging.
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Do not bring food which is to be
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frozen into contact with frozen
food.
Spread out the food over a wide
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area in the freezer compartment.
11.4 Tips for freezing fresh
food
Freeze fresh and undamaged food
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only.
Freeze food in portions.
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Cooked food is more suitable than
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food that can be eaten raw.
Vegetables: Wash, chop up and
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blanch before freezing.
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Fruit: Wash, pit and perhaps peel,
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possibly add sugar or ascorbic
acid solution.
Food that is suitable for freezing in-
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cludes baked items, fish and sea-
food, meat, game, poultry, eggs
without shells, cheese, butter and
quark, ready meals and leftovers.
Food that is unsuitable for freezing
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includes lettuce, radishes, eggs in
shells, grapes, raw apples and
pears, yoghurt, sour cream, crème
fraîche and mayonnaise.
Packing frozen food
If you select suitable packaging ma-
terial and the correct type of pack-
aging, you can determine the product
quality and prevent freezer burn.
Place the food in the packaging.
1.
Squeeze out the air.
2.
Pack food airtight to prevent it
3.
from losing flavour and drying out.
Label the packaging with the con-
4.
tents and the date of freezing.
11.5 Shelf life of frozen food
at −18 °C
Food
Fish, sausages, pre-
pared meals and
baked goods
Poultry, meat
Vegetables, fruit
Storage time
up to
6 months
up to
8 months
up to
12 months