Gorenje FH451CW [20/28] Defrosting frozen food

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FROZEN FOOD STORAGE TIME

RECOMMENDED STORAGE TIME IN THE FREEZER

Type of food Time

fruit, beef from 10 to 12 months

vegetables, veal, poultry from 8 to 10 months

Venison from 6 to 8 months

Pork from 4 to 6 months

finely chopped or ground meat 4 months

bread, pastry, cooked meals, lean fish 3 months

entrails 2 months

smoked sausage, fatty fish 1 month

DEFROSTING FROZEN FOOD

Freezing the food does not kill the microorganisms. After the food is defrosted

or thawed, bacteria are re-activated and the food spoils quickly. Use the

partially or completely defrosted food as soon as possible.

Partial thawing decreases the nutritive value of the food, particularly fruit,

vegetables, and ready-to-eat food.

DEFROSTING FROZEN FOOD

• Defrosting is an important step when storing frozen food. The food has to be

defrosted correctly.

• Following are suitable defrosting methods:

- in the refrigerator,

- in cold water,

- in a microwave oven or a convection oven with a suitable defrosting

program.

• Some frozen products can be cooked without prior defrosting.

This will be speciﬁ ed by the manufacturer on the packaging.

• Pack the food in small amounts. This will allow the food to defrost quicker.

• Use partly or completely defrosted food as soon as possible. Bacteria

in defrosted food is reactivated and the food will spoil fast. This applies

particularly to fruit, vegetables, and ready-made food.

• Do not re-freeze food that has been partly or completely defrosted.