Miele F 456 i-1 Operating And Installation Manual page 16

– Do not season fresh foods or
blanched vegetables before freez-
ing. Only season cooked food lightly
before freezing but care should be
taken as the taste of some spices al-
ters when frozen.
– Do not place hot foods or drinks in
the freezer. This causes already
frozen food to thaw and increases
the energy consumption consider-
ably. Allow hot foods and drinks to
cool down before placing them in the
freezer.
^ Freeze food in portions.
- plastic freezer film
- freezer bags
- aluminium foil
- freezer containers.
Freezer bags may also be sealed us-
ing home heat sealing kits.
^ Expel as much air as possible from
bags etc. before sealing them to pre-
vent freezer burn on food.
^ Close the packaging tightly with
- rubber bands
- plastic clips
- string or bag ties
- freezer tape
^ Make a note of the contents and the
date of freezing on the packaging.
- wrapping paper
- grease-proof paper
- cellophane
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- bin bags
- plastic carrier bags
^ When freezing more than 2 kg of
fresh food, switch on the Super
freeze function for a while before
placing the food in the freezer (see
"Super freeze").
Fresh food can be placed in any
drawer for freezing, however it is prefer-
able to use the upper drawers. Large
quantities can be placed directly on the
evaporator plates to freeze the food
quickly. To do this first take out one or
several freezer drawers.
Each drawer and evaporator plate
can be loaded with a maximum of
25 kg.
^ Make sure that the packaging and
containers are dry to prevent them
sticking together when frozen.
^ Place the food flat in the bottom of
the drawers or on the evaporator
plates in the freezer so that it freezes
through to the core as quickly as pos-
sible.
When freezing, make sure that food
already frozen does not come into
contact with fresh food being frozen
as this could cause the frozen food
to begin to defrost.