Zanussi ZQF 6114 Instruction Booklet

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ImportantIn the event of a power failure causing the temperature within your freezer to rise, do not re-freeze the food without checking its condition. The following guidelines should assist you:Ice-cream: once thawed should be discarded.Fruits & Vegetables: if soft should be cooked and used up.Breads & Cakes: can be re-frozen without danger.Shellfish: should be refrigerated and used up quickly.Cooked Dishes: i.e. casseroles should be refrigerated and used up.Large Pieces of Meat: can be re-frozen providing there are still ice crystals remaining within them.Small Joints: should be cooked and can then be re-frozen as cooked dishes.Chicken: should also be cooked and re-frozen as a cooked dish.Because of consumer demand, preservatives have been removed from many pre-prepared foods. Thistogether with the changes in shopping habits to a once-a-week shop, mean that safe handling andstorage of food is even more important than ever.The following tips should help you to ensure that the food in your home is in as perfect condition aspossible.Health and Safety Guidelinesï Keep the freezer door closed as much as possible.ï Do not push food together too much, try to allow airto circulate around each item.ï Cool cooked food as quickly as possible but doNOT place in the freezer until cool. (Leave food ina place as cool as possible in order that it can thenbe placed in the refrigerator as soon as possible).ï Do not store food uncovered.ï The best way to defrost food is to put it in therefrigerator to thaw slowly.ï Ensure that food placed in the freezer is dated andlabelled and used in date order to ensure that foodis consumed at its best.ï It is important that food is used before its ìbestbeforeî date.ï Always wash your hands with soapy water and drythem with a clean towel before handling food.ï Keep work surfaces clean and avoid crosscontamination by not using the same work surfaceor knife, without washing them thoroughly inbetween.ï The foods to be frozen must be fresh and of thebest quality.ï The size of each pack should be small enough toensure that it is used in one go. Small packs freezemore quickly and uniformly and give better results.ï Frozen food, once thawed, must not be refrozen.Lean food keeps better and longer than fatty food,salt reduces the storage time.ï Wrap the food in polythene or aluminium freezingbags or foil so that they adhere to the food andprovide an airtight seal.ï Packaging which is swollen or has traces ofrefrozen water droplets on the pack could indicatethat the product has not been kept at a suitabletemperature and that it may have lost its originalquality. Partially thawed food must not be refrozen,it must be consumed within 24 hours. Neverexceed the storage time indicated.ï Never place hot food, bottles or cans of fizzy drinkin the freezer as they may explode. Containers witha lid must not be filled to the brim.ï Do not open the door or place extra fresh food inthe freezer next to food which is already frozen asthis could cause the temperature of the frozen foodto rise and its quality and storage life to reduce.6Making ice cubesThe appliance is provided with a plastic ice cube tray.Fill the tray 3/4 full to allow the ice to expand andplace it in the freezer. To turn out the ice cubessimply give the tray a slight twist to release thecubes.Never try to free an ice tray that is frozen to thefreezer using a sharp or pointed object.Normal Operating SoundsYou may hear faint gurgling or bubbling sounds whenthe refrigerant is pumped through the coils or tubingat the rear, to the fixed freezer shelves.When the compressor is on, the refrigerant is beingpumped round, and you will hear a whirring sound orpulsating noise from the compressor.A thermostat controls the compressor, and you willhear a faint ëclickí when the thermostat cuts in and out.