Note: Food is not allowed to touch directly all surfaces inside the appliance. It has to be wrapped
separately in aluminum sheet or in cellophane sheet or in airtight plastic boxes.
Freezing and storing food in the freezer compartment
• To store deep-frozen food.
• To make ice cubes.
• To freeze food.
Note: Ensure that the freezer compartment door has been closed properly.
Purchasing frozen food
• Packaging must not be damaged.
• Use by the 'use by /best before/best by/' date.
• If possible, transport deep-frozen food in an insulated bag and place quickly in the freezer
compartment.
Storing frozen food
• Store at -18°C or colder. Avoid opening the freezer compartment door unnecessarily.
Freezing fresh food
• Freeze fresh and undamaged food only.
• To retain the best possible nutritional value, flavor and colour, vegetables should be blanched
before freezing. Aubergines, peppers, zucchini and asparagus do not require blanching.
• The following foods are suitable for freezing:
• Cakes and pastries, fish and seafood, meat, game, poultry, vegetables, fruit, herbs, eggs without
shells, dairy products such as cheese and butter, ready meals and leftovers such as soups,
stews, cooked meat and fish, potato dishes, souffles and desserts.
• The following foods are not suitable for freezing:
• Types of vegetables, which are usually consumed raw, such as lettuce or radishes, eggs in
shells, grapes, whole apples, pears and peaches, hard-boiled eggs, yogurt, soured milk, sour
cream, and mayonnaise.
Recommended storage times of frozen food in the freezer compartment
These times vary depending on the type of food. The food that you freeze can be preserved from 1
to 12 months (minimum at -18°C).
Bread, ice cream, sausages, pies, prepared shellfish,oily
Non-oily fish, shellfish, pizza, scones and muffins
Ham, cakes, biscuits, beef and lamb chops, poultry
Butter, vegetables (blanched), eggs whole and
yolks,cooked crayfish, minced meat (raw), pork (raw)
Fruit (dry or in syrup), egg whites, beef (raw), whole
ALIMENTOS
Bacon, casseroles, milk
fish
pieces
chicken, lamb (raw), fruit cakes
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Tempo de
armazenamento
1 month
2 months
3 months
4 months
6 months
12 months