Tips For Freezing Fresh Food; Shelf Life Of Frozen Food At −18 °C; Defrosting Methods For Frozen Food - Junker JC BC Série Manuel D'utilisation

Tips for freezing fresh food

Follow the tips when you freeze fresh
food.
Freeze fresh and undamaged food
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only.
Freeze food in portions.
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Cooked food is more suitable than
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food that can be eaten raw.
Vegetables: Wash, chop up and
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blanch before freezing.
Fruit: Wash, pit and perhaps peel,
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possibly add sugar or ascorbic
acid solution.
Food that is suitable for freezing in-
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cludes baked items, fish and sea-
food, meat, game, poultry, eggs
without shells, cheese, butter and
quark, ready meals and leftovers.
Food that is unsuitable for freezing
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includes lettuce, radishes, eggs in
shells, grapes, raw apples and
pears, yoghurt, sour cream, crème
fraîche and mayonnaise.
Packing frozen food
If you select suitable packaging ma-
terial and the correct type of pack-
aging, you can determine the product
quality and prevent freezer burn.
Place the food in the packaging.
1.
Squeeze out the air.
2.
Pack food airtight to prevent it
3.
from losing flavour and drying out.
Label the packaging with the con-
4.
tents and the date of freezing.
Shelf life of frozen food at
−18 °C
Observe the storage times when you
freeze food.
Food
Fish, sausages, prepared
meals and baked goods
Poultry, meat
Storage time
up to 6 months
up to 8 months
Freezer compartment en
Food
Vegetables, fruit
The imprinted freezer calendar indic-
ates the maximum storage duration
in months at a constant temperature
of –18 °C.
Defrosting methods for frozen
food
To retain the best-possible product
quality, the defrosting method must
be adjusted to the food and applica-
tion.
CAUTION
Risk of harm to health!
During the thawing process, bacteria
may multiply and spoil the frozen
food.
Do not refreeze food after it has
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been defrosted or started to de-
frost.
Refreeze food only after cooking.
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These items should no longer be
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stored for the maximum storage
period.
Defrost animal-based food, such
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as fish, meat, cheese, quark, in the
refrigerator compartment.
Defrost bread at room temperat-
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ure.
Prepare food for immediate con-
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sumption in the microwave, in the
oven or on the hob.
Storage time
up to 12 months
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