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Approx. 24 hours before placing
fresh food in the freezer section
^
Turn the On/Off and temperature
selector to a medium or high (cold)
setting.
This helps food that is already in the
freezer section to stay frozen.
Placing food in the freezer section
^
Place the food flat in the bottom of
the freezer section so that it freezes
through to the core as quickly as
possible.
^ Make sure that the packaging and
containers are dry to prevent them
sticking together when frozen.
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.
Approx. 24 hours after placing fresh
food in the freezer section
^
Turn the On/Off and temperature
selector to a slightly lower setting.
Defrosting
Frozen food can be defrosted in
different ways:
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in a microwave oven,
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in an oven using the "Fan" or
"Defrost" setting,
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at room temperature,
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in the refrigerator (the cold given off
by the frozen food helps to keep
other food cold),
–
in a steam oven.
Poultry It is particularly important to
observe food hygiene rules when
defrosting poultry. Do not use the liquid
from defrosted poultry. Pour it away
and wash the container it was in, the
sink and your hands. Danger of
salmonella poisoning.
Ensure that meat and fish (e.g mince,
chicken, fish fillets) do not come into
contact with other foods while
defrosting. Catch the liquid and
dispose of it carefully.
Fruit should be defrosted at room
temperature in its packaging, or in a
covered bowl.
Most vegetables can be cooked while
still frozen. Just put straight into boiling
water or hot fat. The cooking time is
slightly less than that of fresh vegetables
due to changes in the cell structure.
Never re-freeze partially or fully
defrosted food. Consume defrosted
food as soon as possible as it will
lose its nutritional value and spoil if
left for too long. Defrosted food may
only be re-frozen after it has been
cooked.
Freezing and storing food
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