Samsung RB12J8896S4 User Manual - Page 32

Operating your Refrigerator Operating your Refrigerator Features of the freezer compartment Frozen-food marks on the door panel The following products are not suitable for wrapping food: Wrapping paper, greaseproof paper, cellophane, refuse bags, and used shopping bags. The following products are suitable for wrapping food: Plastic film, polyethylene blown film, aluminium foil, and freezer tins. The numbers below the symbols indicate the recommended storage periods for frozen food in months. After you purchase frozen food, note the date of manufacture or sell-by date. If you freeze fresh food, use it before the recommended storage period expires. Freezing food Freeze fresh, undamaged food only. Keep food which is to be frozen away from food which is already frozen. To prevent food from losing its flavour or drying out, place it in airtight containers. Packing food correctly: 1. Place the food in the packaging. 2. Press out all the air. 3. Seal the wrapping. 4. Label the wrapping with the contents and date. The following products are suitable for sealing the wrapped food: Rubber bands, plastic clips, string, coldresistant adhesive tape or similar. Bags and polyethylene blown film can be sealed with a film sealer. Shelf life of frozen food Storage duration depends on the type of food. At a temperature setting of -18 °C: • Fresh Poultry (whole chicken), Fresh meat (steaks, Roasts) : up to 12 months • Fish (Lean fish, Cooked fish), Fresh shrimp, scallops, squid: up to 6 months • Pizza, Sausage: up to 2 months . Storage durations are from the FDA web site (http://www.fda.gov/). 32 English DA68-03174Z-00.indb 32 2015. 6. 19. �� 2:22