Zanussi ZF 67/44 Instructions For Use And Care Manual page 10

Storage of commercially frozen
foods
Gross storage capacity: 310 Litres
To get the best out of your freezer,
besides doing everything indicated for
freezing foods, in the case of storage of
commercially frozen foods you should
ensure that:
the products have been correctly stored
by the retailer;
that there is only a very short time
between when you purchase the products
and when you put them in the freezer;
u do not store products for longer than
e time specified by the food
manufacturer.
In addition, if the freezer has been out of
use for some time, before putting the
products in the compartment let the
freezer run for at least two hours on the
quick-freeze (SUPER) setting. After this,
reset the freezer for normal storage use.
Avoid opening the door too frequently
and when you do open it, leave it open
only for as long as is strictly necessary.
A word of warning about ice lollies: they
should not be eaten straight out of the
freezer as this might cause cold burns.
If there happens to be a power failure do
not open the freezer door. If the freezer
is completely full, frozen products will
not be affected. Otherwise they should
be used up very quickly.
Thawing
Before being used, deep-frozen and
frozen foods can be thawed out either in
the refrigerator compartment or at room
temperature, depending on the time
available for this operation.
Small pieces of food — such as
hamburgers, cutlets, chips, and fish
fingers, for example — can be cooked
straight out of the freezer, without any
intermediate thawing operation.
Clearly, cooking time will be marginally
longer than in the case of thawed foods.