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Tip: Store groceries that do not spoil easily in the warmest
zone, e.g. hard cheese and butter. Cheese can then con-
tinue to release its flavor and the butter will still be easy to
spread.
12 Freezer compartment
Freezer compartment
You can store frozen food, freeze food and make ice
Freezer compartment
cubes in the freezer compartment.
The temperature can be set from 6 °F (−14 °C) to −7 °F
(−22 °C).
Long-term storage of food should be at 0 °F (−18 °C) or
lower.
The freezer compartment can be used to store perishable
food long-term. The low temperatures slow down or stop
the spoilage.
12.1 Tips for storing food in the freezer com-
partment
¡ Store food in air-tight packaging.
¡ Do not bring food which is to be frozen into contact with
frozen food.
¡ Distribute the food over a wide area in the suspended
frozen food container.
¡ To quickly and gently freeze larger quantities of fresh
food, place this in the frozen food pull-out container.
12.2 Tips for freezing fresh food
¡ Freeze fresh and undamaged food only.
¡ Freeze food in portions.
¡ Cooked food is more suitable for freezing than food that
can be eaten raw.
¡ Vegetables: Wash, chop up and blanch before freezing.
¡ Fruit: Wash, pit and perhaps peel, possibly add sugar or
ascorbic acid solution.
¡ Food that is suitable for freezing includes baked items,
fish and seafood, meat, game, poultry, eggs without
shells, cheese, butter and curd cheese, prepared meals
and leftovers.
¡ Food that is unsuitable for freezing includes lettuce,
radishes, eggs in shells, grapes, raw apples and pears,
yogurt, sour cream, crème fraîche and mayonnaise.
Packing frozen food
If you select suitable packaging material and the correct
type of packaging, you can determine the product quality
and prevent freezer burn.
Place the food in the packaging.
1.
Squeeze out the air.
2.
Pack food airtight to prevent it from losing flavor or dry-
3.
ing out.
Label the packaging with the contents and the date of
4.
freezing.
12.3 Defrosting methods for frozen food
CAUTION
During the thawing process, bacteria may multiply and
spoil the frozen food.
Do not refreeze partly or completely thawed food.
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Refreeze food only after cooking.
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The frozen items should no longer be stored for the
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maximum storage period.
¡ Defrost animal-based food, such as fish, meat, cheese,
curd cheese, in the refrigerator compartment.
¡ Defrost bread at room temperature.
¡ Prepare food for immediate consumption in the mi-
crowave, in the oven, or on the cooktop.
13 Water system
Water system
Your appliance is equipped with water-carrying compo-
Water system
nents.
The water system only works if a water filter or a bypass
cap is installed.
Switch off ice cube production before disconnecting the
appliance from the drinking water connection. → Page 19
13.1 Water filter
The water filter filters particles and the taste of chlorine out
of the water.
The water filter reduces further contamination, e.g. from
chloramines, lead and pharmaceutical products.
Note: The water filter does not filter bacteria or microbes
out of the water.
Change the water filter:
¡ Every 6 months.
¡ If lights up.
¡ If the water output has visibly reduced.
Tips
¡ A new water filter can be purchased from customer ser-
vice, your dealer or our website.
¡ If you do not want to use a water filter in your appliance
or an external water filter system is installed, you can
permanently replace the water filter with a bypass cap.
The bypass cap filters only large particles out of the wa-
ter and can be cleaned as required.
A bypass cap can be purchased from customer service
or our website.
Changing the water filter or replacing it with a
bypass cap
Reach into the recess below the filter cover, pull it for-
1.
ward slightly and then down to the left ⁠ .
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