The Freezer Compartment; Freezing Fresh Food - Baumatic RETRO3 Instruction Manual

o Cheese and butter should be placed in airtight containers, or
they can be wrapped in aluminium foil or polythene bags. As
much air as possible should be removed from the bags.
o Milk bottles should have a cap on them and be stored on the
bottle shelf that sits in the door.
o Garlic, potatoes, onions and bananas should only be
stored in a refrigerator IF they are kept in airtight
containers.
The freezer compartment
The freezer compartment is suitable for storing and freezing food.
o The freezer compartment temperature must have already
reached -18 degrees centigrade (or lower) before you attempt to
store food that is already frozen or freezing fresh food.
o The freezer compartment is only able to freeze a certain quantity
of food at one time. You should not attempt to freeze more than
3 kilograms (RETRO3BL/IV) or 5 kilograms (RETRO4BL/IV) of
fresh food within a 24 hour period.
o Warm food should be allowed to cool down before you attempt
to freeze it. If you place warm food in the freezer compartment,
then the increased humidity will cause quicker ice formation and
increase the amount of power that the appliance uses.
o The guidance of the food manufacturer should be followed, in
regard to the maximum storage time.
o Thawed foods must not be frozen for a second time.

Freezing fresh food

o To freeze the maximum quantity of fresh food specified above,
you should turn the thermostat dial past position <5> to the
snow flake symbol, at least 3 hours prior to attempting freezing.
o In the RETRO4BL/IV the top drawer should be used for freezing
fresh food. Once the food is frozen, you can transfer store the
items in any of the freezer drawers.
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