Freezer Compartment; Making Ice Cubes - Electrolux IK 205 Z 10 RE Mode D'emploi

NaturaFresh compartment
The NaturaFresh compartment enables you to keep a range of
fresh food fresh for up to approximately three times as long as you
would in a standard refrigerator, thus making your stocks last longer.
The automatically controlled storage temperature, which is kept
constantly at just above 0°C, and the resultant humidity provide
the ideal storage conditions for different types of food.
The top drawer
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is suitable for storing dry or wrapped food (e.g. dairy products, meat,
fish, cold meats). The storage climate in this drawer is relatively dry.
The drawer with humidity control
When set to "humid" this drawer can be used for storing salad,
vegetables and fruit. When the drawer is full, the climate will be
"dew-fresh", with approximately 90% humidity.
You can set the humidity in this drawer to dry or moist as required.
Humidity selection:
• "dr y" setting: small
humidity symbol slide
control to left. Insert food
that is suitable for being
stored in a dry climate.
• "humid" setting: high
relative humidity of max.
90%, large humidity
symbol - slide control
to right. This setting is
suitable for storing un-
wrapped food with a high
moisture content such as
fresh lettuce.
Notes
• The humidity in the compartment depends on the moisture content
of the food in it, and the frequency with which the compartment
is opened.
• When buying food, check that it is fresh - the fresher the product
and the higher its quality, the longer it will keep.
• Unwrapped animal and vegetable foods should be stored sepa-
rately in the drawers. If there is not enough space for them to be
stored separately, make sure that they are wrapped. Do not allow
different types of meat to come into contact with one another
but keep them packaged separately so as to avoid premature
bacterial spoilage.
• Please note that protein-rich food spoils more quickly, i.e. crus-
taceans and shellfish spoil faster than fish, and fish faster than
meat.
• Remove food from the drawers 30 to 60 minutes before consump-
tion. Enjoyment will be enhanced in this way as the aroma and
flavour develop best at room temper-ature.
• The following products should not be stored in the NaturaFresh
compartment: hard cheese, potatoes, cold-sensitive vegetables
such as cucumber, peppers, aubergines, avocados, semi-ripe
tomatoes, beans, zucchini, and all cold-sensitive tropical fruits
such as pineapple, bananas, grapefruit, melons, mangoes,
papaya, etc.
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Freezer compartment

You can store frozen food for several months, make ice cubes and
freeze fresh food in the freezer compartment at a temperature of
-18 °C and lower.
The air temperature in the compartment, measured by thermometer
or other instruments, may fluctuate.
Freezing
Fresh food should be frozen to core as quickly as possible.
You can freeze up to 2 kg/24 hours.
Set the temperature to 5°C or lower
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• Wait 24 hours.
• Place the fresh food in the freezer.
• After approx. 24 hours the fresh food will
be frozen.
• Now set the temperature to the normal setting.
Deep frozen food can be placed into the cold freezer compartment
straight away.
Notes on freezing
• Pack frozen food in standard freezer bags or reuseable plastic,
metal or aluminium containers.
• Always write the date and contents on the pack and do not exceed
the stated storage time for the food.
• Do not freeze bottles and cans which contain carbonated drinks
as they might burst. Drinks can be placed in the freezer to cool
them down quickly, but take the bottles out again after an hour
at the most.
• Only take out as much food as is immediately required for
thawing. Use food which has been thawed in prepared meals
as quickly as possible.
Frozen food can be thawed in the following ways:
– in a fan oven
– in a microwave oven
– at room temperature
– in the refrigerator: the cold given off by the frozen food is used
for cooling.

Making ice cubes

• Fill the ice cube tray with water.
• Place the ice cube tray in the appliance
and leave it to freeze.
• The ice cubes can be removed from the
tray by twisting or by holding upside down
for a short time under running water.
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