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ИНСТРУКЦИЯ ПО ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИИ • USER GUIDE

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 REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER

Tips for shopping for frozen foods

Your Freezer is 4 star

When you are buying frozen food, look at the Storage Guidelines on the packaging/ You will be 

able to store each item of frozen food for the period shown against the 4 star rating. This is usually 
the period stated as “Best, Before”, found on the front of the packaging.

Check  the  Fridge/Freezer  temperature. 

Check  the  temperature  of  the  frozen  food 

cabinet  in  the  shop  where  you  buy  your  frozen  foods.  It  should  show  a  temperature  lower  than 
-18°C.

Choose packs carefully. 

Make sure the frozen food package is in perfect condition.

Purchase frozen food last. 

Always buy frozen products last on your shopping trip or visit 

to the supermarket.

Keep frozen foods together. 

Try to keep frozen food together whilst shopping, and on the 

journey home as this will help to keep the food cooler.

Store  food  straight  away. 

Don’t  buy  frozen  food  unless  you  can  freeze  it  straight  away. 

Special insulated bags can be bought from most supermarkets and hardware shops. These keep 
frozen food cold for longer.

Thawing frozen food

For some foods, thawing before cooking is unnecessary. Vegetables and pasta can be added 

directly to boiling water or steam cooked. Frozen sauces and soups can be put into a saucepan and 
heated gently until thawed.

Freezing fresh foods, useful tips

Use  quality  food  and  handle  it  as  little  as  possible.  Freeze  food  in  small  quantities,  it  freezes 

faster, takes less time to thaw and enables you to eat it in the quantity you need.

Freezing fresh foods

First, estimate the amount of food you will be freezing. If you are freezing large amounts of fresh 

food, remember to turn the control dial to Max. This will lower the temperature in the Freezer (approx 
-30°C), freezing your food quicker and helping to keep the goodness in. However you should do this 
sparingly to conserve energy.

Preparations for freezing

• Leave cooked food to cool completely.
• Chill food in a Fridge before freezing if possible.
• Consider how you want to cook the food before freezing it.
• Don’t freeze food in metal containers as you may want to microwave it straight from
the Freezer.
• Use special Freezer bags available from supermarkets, Freezer film, polythene bags,
plastic containers, aluminum foil for acidic foods(such as citrus fruits).
• Do not use thin cling film or glass. Do not use used food containers (unless cleaned
thoroughly first).
• Exclude as much air from the container as possible. You could buy a special vacuum
pump which sucks excessive air out of the packaging.
• Leave a small amount of “air space” when freezing liquids, to allow for expansion.
• You can use the space in the Freezer most efficiently if you freeze liquids(or solids
with liquids, such as stew) in square blocks. This is known as “performing” Pour the
liquid into a polythene bag which is inside a square sided container. Freeze it like this,