Freezing foods / storing frozen foods PageGB-192-star door shelvesIn the freezer compartment of your fridge-freez-er, there are 2-star door shelves (14). Theyare labelled with the symbol . The tem-perature in the 2-star door shelves is -12 °Cand colder.• Only use the 2-star door shelves for medi-um-term storage or already frozen goods,e.g. frozen foods.The storage period in the 2-star doorshelves is a maximum of 3 weeks. Pleasenote the manufacturer instructions on thepackaging.Defrosting foodObserve the following basic rules when de-frosting food:• To defrost food, remove it from the freezerand let it defrost at room temperature orin the refrigerator.• To defrost food quickly, use the defrostfunction on your microwave, for example.Observe the manufacturer’s instructionsand note that bacteria and germs can formin this way.• Cook or use thawed foods as soon aspossible.• Dispose of the defrosting liquid.• If you only want to defrost part of a pack,remove the portion you need and imme-diately close the rest of the pack. In thisway, you will avoid “freezer burn” and willreduce ice formation on the remainingfoods.• Always defrost meat, poultry and fish inthe refrigerator. Make sure that the frozenfood is not immersed in its own thawingliquid.Preparing ice cubesWARNINGHealth hazard!Incorrect handling can lead to risks offood poisoning.■ Use only fresh drinking water to makeice cubes.1. Remove the ice cube maker (9) from thefreezer.(26) (9)2. Fill the ice trays (26) to the WATER LEV-EL mark with fresh drinking water.3. Put the ice cube maker back into thefreezer.(27)4. To loosen the ice cubes, turn theknobs (27) clockwise halfway.The ice trays will bend slightly, and the icecubes will fall into the ice cube drawer (10).