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Packing frozen food

To prevent food from losing its flavour 

or drying out, place in airtight containers.
1. Place food in packaging.
2. Remove air.
3. Seal the wrapping.
4. Label packaging with contents 

and date of freezing.

Suitable packaging:

Plastic film, tubular film 

made of polyethylene, aluminium foil, 

freezer containers. 

These products are available 

from specialist outlets.

Unsuitable packaging:

Wrapping paper, greaseproof paper, 

cellophane, bin liners and used 

shopping bags.

Items suitable for sealing packaged 

food:

Rubber bands, plastic clips, string, cold-

resistant adhesive tape, etc.
Bags and tubular film 

made of polyethylene can be sealed 

with a film heat sealer.

Shelf life of frozen food

Storage duration depends on the type 

of food.
At a temperature of -18 °C:

■

Fish, sausage, ready meals and cakes 

and pastries:
up to 6 months

■

Cheese, poultry and meat:
up to 8 months

■

Vegetables and fruit:
up to 12 months

Super freezing

Food should be frozen solid as quickly 

as possible in order to retain vitamins, 

nutritional value, appearance and flavour.
Several hours before placing fresh food 

in the freezer compartment, switch on 

super freezing to prevent an unwanted 

temperature rise. 
As a rule, 4-6 hours is adequate.
This appliance runs constantly 

and the freezer compartment drops to 

a very low temperature.
If the max. freezing capacity is to be 

used, super freezing must be switched 

on for 24 hours before the fresh produce 

is placed in the freezer compartment.
Smaller quantities of food (up to 2 kg) 

can be frozen without “super freezing”.

Note

When super freezing is switched on, 

increased operating noises may occur.

Switching on and off

Fig. 

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Press “super” button 6.
If the super freezing has been switched 

on the button is lit.
Super freezing automatically switches off 

after approx. 2½ days.