Gaggenau RT282 User Manual

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37Freezer compartment enNote when loading products▯ Spread out the food over a wide area in the freezercompartment.▯ Do not bring food which is to be frozen into contactwith frozen food.If necessary, re-stack frozen food in the freezercompartment.Freezing fresh foodFreeze only fresh and undamaged food.Food which is boiled, fried or baked is more suitable forfreezing than food which is raw.Before freezing food, make preparations appropriate tothe food in order to retain the best possible nutritionalvalue, flavour and colour:▯ Vegetables: wash, chop, blanch.▯ Fruit: wash, pit and perhaps peel, possibly addsugar or ascorbic acid solution.Information on how to do this can be found in therelevant literature.Suitable for freezing▯ Baked goods▯ Fish and seafood▯ Meat▯ Poultry and game▯ Vegetables, fruit and herbs▯ Eggs without shells▯ Dairy products, e.g. cheese, butter and quark▯ Ready meals and leftovers, e.g. soups, stews,cooked meat and fish, potato dishes, soufflés anddessertsNot suitable for freezing▯ Types of vegetables which are usually eaten raw,e.g. lettuce or radishes▯ Unpeeled or hard boiled eggs▯ Grapes▯ Whole apples, pears and peaches▯ Yoghurt, soured milk, sour cream, creme fraicheand mayonnaisePacking frozen foodThe correct type of packaging and material selection aredecisive factors in the retention of the product qualityand prevent the development of freezer burn.1 Place food in packaging.2 Remove air.3 Pack food airtight to prevent it from losing flavourand drying out.4 Label packaging with contents and date of freezing.Suitable packaging:▯ Plastic film▯ Tubular film made of polyethylene (PE)▯ Aluminium foil▯ Freezer containersSuitable locks:▯ Rubber bands▯ Plastic clips▯ Cold-resistant adhesive tapeNot suitable packaging:▯ Wrapping paper▯ Greaseproof paper▯ Cellophane▯ Refuse bags and used shopping bagsShelf life of frozen food at –18 °CFreezer calendarThe imprinted freezer calendar indicates the maximumstorage duration in months at a constant temperature of–18 °C.Fish, sausage, ready meals and cakesand pastries:up to 6 monthsMeat, poultry: up to 8 monthsFruit, vegetables: up to 12 months