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Do not season fresh foods or
blanched vegetables before
freezing. Cooked food can be lightly
seasoned before freezing, but care
should be taken as the taste of some
spices alters when frozen.
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Do not place hot foods or drinks in
the freezer. This causes already
frozen food to thaw, and increases
the energy consumption
considerably. Allow hot foods and
drinks to cool down before placing
them in the freezer.
Packing
^ Freeze food in portions.
Unsuitable packing material
- wrapping paper
- greaseproof paper
- cellophane
- garbage bags
- plastic shopping bags
Suitable packing material
- plastic freezer wrap
-freezer bags
- aluminium foil
- freezer containers
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To help prevent freezer burn, expel
as much air as possible from bags,
etc., before sealing them.
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Close the packaging tightly with
- rubber bands
- plastic clips
- string
- cold-resistant adhesive tape
Freezer bags and pouches can also
be sealed using a home heat sealing
kit.
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Make a note of the contents and the
date of freezing on the packaging.
Before placing food in the freezer
section
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If you plan to freeze more than 2 kg
of fresh food, the SuperFreeze
function should be swicthed on
ahead of time, before placing the
food in the freezer section (see
"SuperFreeze").
Placing food in the freezer section
Although fresh food can be placed in
any drawer for freezing, it is preferable
to use the upper drawers. Large
quantities can be placed directly on the
glass cold plates to freeze the food
quickly. To do this, first take out one or
several freezer drawers.
Each drawer and glass cold plate
can support a maximum of 25 kg.
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Place the food flat in the bottom of
the drawers or on the glass cold
plates in the freezer so that it freezes
through to the core as quickly as
possible.
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Make sure that the packaging and
containers are dry to prevent them
sticking together when frozen.
When freezing, make sure that
already frozen food does not come
into contact with fresh food being
frozen as this could cause the frozen
food to begin to defrost.
Freezing and storing food
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