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Refrigerating food
Refrigerating food
WARNING
Risk of explosion!
The improper handling of the
appliance may cause explosions.
Do
not
store
■
substances or spray cans with
flammable propellants in the
appliance, as they may cause
ignitable gas/air mixtures to
explode.
Refrigeration tips
10)
10)
10)
(9)
• Stock the refrigerator compartment in a
way that optimally exploits the internal
temperature conditions.
– Place spreadable butter and cheese in
the
upper
door
temperature is the highest there.
– Store preserves, glasses and eggs in
the other door shelves. It is best to store
eggs in the egg tray provided.
– Small bottles and tubes also belong in
the door shelves.
explosive
(6)
(6)
(6)
shelf
(6).
The
– Place beverage cartons and bottles in
the
lower
door
containers closer to the hinge to reduce
the stress on the door.
– Place cooked and baked food on the
glass shelves (10).
– Place fresh meat, game, poultry,
bacon, sausages and raw fish on the
glass shelf over the upper vegetable
drawer. The temperature is the lowest
there.
– Place fresh fruit and vegetables in the
vegetable drawers.
• Only store high-percentage alcohol in
a vertical position and tightly closed.
• Allow hot food to cool before you place it
in the refrigerator compartment.
• The temperatures in the appliance and
thus your energy consumption may rise
– if the doors are opened frequently or for
a long time.
– if the room temperature is above or
below
the
temperature.
• The energy consumption also depends
on the location selected (for more
information, see page 35).
Preserving quality
• To ensure that food retains its aroma
and freshness in the refrigerator
compartment, make sure that the food
you wish to refrigerate in the refrigerator
compartment is always packed. Use
special plastic containers or
commercially available foils for food.
• Place the food
– in the refrigerator compartment in such
a way that the air can circulate freely.
Do not cover the shelves with paper or
other materials.
– not directly on the back wall. It may
otherwise freeze to the back wall.
shelf. Place
full
prescribed
room