Storage times in the cool-fresh
compartment at 0 °C
The storage times are dependent on
the original quality of your food.
Food
Fresh fish, seafood
Poultry, meat (boiled/fried)
Beef, pork, lamb, sausage (cold
meat)
Smoked fish, broccoli
Salad greens, fennel, apricots,
plums
Soft cheese, yoghurt, quark,
buttermilk, cauliflower
Freezer compartment
Freezer compartment
You can store frozen food, freeze
food and make ice cubes in the
freezer compartment.
The temperature can be set from
−16 °C to −24 °C.
Long-term storage of food should be
at –18 °C or lower.
The freezer compartment can be
used to store perishable food long-
term. The low temperatures slow
down or stop the spoilage.
The time between putting fresh food in
the freezer compartment and it freezing
solid depends on various factors:
¡ Set temperature
¡ Food (size and type)
¡ Quantity and type of storage
¡ Quantity and type of food already
stored
Freezing capacity
The maximum freezing capacity indic-
ates the quantity of food that can be
frozen right through to the centre
within a specific period of time.
Storage
Information on the maximum freezing
time
capacity can be found on the rating
plate. → Fig.
up to 3 days
up to 5 days
Prerequisites for freezing
capacity
up to 7 days
1.
up to 14
days
up to 21
days
2.
up to 30
days
3.
Fully utilising the freezer com-
partment volume
Learn how to store the maximum
amount of frozen food in the freezer
compartment.
1.
2.
Tips for buying frozen food
Follow the tips when you are buying
frozen food.
¡ Check the packaging is not dam-
¡ Check the best-before date.
¡ The temperature in the supermar-
Freezer compartment en
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5
Approx. 24 hours before placing
fresh food in the appliance, switch
on Super freezing.
→ "Switching on manual Super
freezing", Page 20
If the appliance has a flat frozen
food container, fill this with food
first. For appliances without a flat
frozen food container, fill the low-
est frozen food container with food
first. This is where the food freezes
most quickly.
Freeze fresh food as close as pos-
sible to the side panels.
Remove all fittings. → Page 31
Store food directly on the shelves
and on the floor of the freezer
compartment.
aged.
ket freezer must be –18 °C or
lower.
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