Freezer Compartment; Freezing Foods; Buying And Storing Deep−Frozen Foods; Thawing Out Frozen Food - Bosch KFN91 Series Operating And Installation Manual

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Freezer
compartment
The temperature of the freezer
compartment can be adjusted
between −15 °C and −22 °C.
We recommend that you set it to
−18 °C.
Notes on the freezer
compartment
Make sure that the freezer
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compartment drawer is always
closed. If the drawer is open, the
frozen food thaws out. The freezer
ices up heavily. In addition, energy
is wasted due to the high power
consumption of the appliance.
When you close the freezer
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compartment drawer, there is
negative pressure in the freezer
compartment.
If the freezer compartment drawer
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cannot be opened again soon after
being closed, please wait for the
negative pressure to disperse.
Use the freezer
compartment for the
following:
Storing deep frozen food.
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Freezing food.
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Storing ice cubes.
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Freezing foods

Only freeze fresh food in good condition.
Do not allow food to be frozen right next
to food that has already been frozen.
Make sure that foods are packed in
airtight packaging so that they do not
lose their taste or dry out.
To pack the food
correctly:
1. Put the food into the packaging.
2. Squeeze out air completely.
3. Close packaging tightly.
4. Label packaging with its content
and date of freezing.
The following are unsuitable
for use as packaging:
Wrapping paper, parchment paper,
cellophane, refuse bags and used
shopping bags.
The following are suitable as
packaging:
Plastic films, tubular polyethylene films,
aluminium foil, and freezer bags.
You can buy these products from your
specialist dealer.
For sealing, the following are
suitable:
Rubber bands, plastic clips, string,
cold−resistant adhesive tape or similar.
You can use a heat sealer to seal bags
and tubular polyethylene films.
Storage life of frozen food
The storage life of food depends on
the foot type. The following guidelines
apply to a temperature of −18 °C:
Fish, sausage, prepared dishes,
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bakery products:
Up to 6 months
Cheese, poultry, meat:
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Up to 8 months
Vegetables, fruit:
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Up to 12 months.
Buying and storing
deep−frozen foods
Pay attention when purchasing deep
frozen food:
Make sure that the packaging is not
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damaged.
Check the best before date.
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The temperature of the
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supermarket freezer must be below
−18 °C. Otherwise, the storage life
of deep−frozen foods is reduced.
Buy deep frozen foods last.
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Transport frozen food home in a
cold bag or wrapped in newspaper.
At home put deep frozen food into
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the freezer compartment
immediately. Use up deep frozen
food before the best before date.
Thawing out frozen
food
Depending upon type of food and the
intended use, a choice can be made
between the following:
at ambient temperature,
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in the fridge,
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in an electric oven, with/without hot
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air convection,
in the microwave.
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Caution!
Do not refreeze slightly or fully thawed
frozen food. Such food can only be
frozen again after being prepared
(boiled or roasted).
Do not fully utilise the maximum
storage period for the frozen food.