Smeg FAB32UCRLN User Guide - Page 16

Use 3.6 Using the freezer compartment Activate the Super Freeze freezer function 24 hours before freezing fresh foodstuffs. Super Freeze Freezer Function The Super Freeze freezer function is used for quick freezing of large quantities of foodstuffs 1. Press the freezer compartment Super Freeze button. The corresponding orange indicator light comes on. 2. When you wish to turn off the Super Freeze function, press the freezer compartment Super Freeze button again. The corresponding orange indicator light will turn off. 3. If it is not turned off manually, the Super Freeze function will turn off automatically and the freezer compartment will return to its previous setting. It is recommended the Super Freeze freezer function be used when first turning the appliance on and before cleaning the freezer. 4. Place the fresh foodstuffs in the freezer drawers. 5. Freeze the foodstuffs in the middle drawer in the No-Frost freezer. After 24 hours, the foodstuffs may be moved to other drawers for storage. Frozen foods storage life table Foodstuff Time Fruit, beef max 10-12 months vegetables, veal, poultry max 8-10 months Game max 6-8 months Pork max 4-6 months Mince Bread, desserts, cooked foods, lean fish Offal max 4 months max 3 months max 2 months Sausages, oily fish max 1 month Defrosted foods Food must be consumed as soon as possible once defrosted. Freezing foods preserves them, but it does not destroy any micro-organisms, which are activated after thawing, damaging the foods. Partial defrosting lowers the nutritional value of the foodstuffs, particularly of fruit, vegetables and ready meals. 18