818 37 09-01/6 33Tips:• The following are suited for the packaging of frozen goods:– freezer bags and polyethylene wraps;– plastic containers for frozen foods;– extra-thick aluminium foil• The following are suited for sealing bags and wraps:plastic clips, rubber bands or adhesive tape.• Press air out of bags and wraps before sealing, because airencourages drying of frozen goods.• Make flat packages, because these freeze more quickly.• Do not fill plastic containers for frozen foods to the brim with liquidor paste-like goods, because liquids expand during freezing.Frozen StorageWarning! Before initial loading of the freezer compartment withpreviously frozen goods, the required storage temperature of -18 °Cmust be reached.• Load freezer only with packaged frozen goods, so that they do notdry out or lose their flavour, and so that no flavour contamination ofother frozen goods can occur.• Please observe maximum storage times and expiry dates of frozengoods.• If the freezer section is only half filled, pack the frozen food togetheras tightly as possible. This ensures that the cold is retained in thefrozen food for longer in the event of a power cut.2 When possible store frozen goods separately according to type indrawers.Storage Goods Symbols/Freezing Calendar• The symbols on the drawersshow different types of frozengoods.• The numbers indicate storagetimes in months for the appropriate types of frozen goods. Whetherthe upper or lower value of the indicated storage time is validdepends on the quality of the foods and pre-treating before freezing.The lower value applies to foods with high fat content.