You can store frozen food, freeze food and make ice cubes in the freezer compartment.
The temperature can be set from −16 °C to −24 °C.
Long-term storage of food should be at –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.
The time between putting fresh food in the freezer compartment and it freezing solid depends on various factors:
- Set temperature
- Food (size and type)
- Quantity and type of storage
- Quantity and type of food already stored
The maximum freezing capacity indicates the quantity of food that can be frozen right through to the centre within a specific period of time.
Information on the maximum freezing capacity can be found on the rating plate. 
Rating plate
Prerequisites for freezing capacity
- Approx. 24 hours before placing fresh food in the appliance, switch on Super freezing. Switching on manual Super freezing
- If the appliance has a flat frozen food container, fill this with food first. For appliances without a flat frozen food container, fill the lowest frozen food container with food first. This is where the food freezes most quickly.
- Freeze fresh food as close as possible to the side panels.
Learn how to store the maximum amount of frozen food in the freezer compartment.
- Store food directly on the shelves and on the floor of the freezer compartment.
Follow the tips when you are buying frozen food.
- Check the packaging is not damaged.
- Check the best-before date.
- The temperature in the supermarket freezer must be –18 °C or lower.
- Do not interrupt the deep-freeze chain. If possible, transport frozen food in a cool bag and quickly place it in the freezer compartment.
Follow the tips if you are storing food in the freezer compartment.
- To quickly and gently freeze larger quantities of fresh food, place this in the top frozen food container.
- Place the food over the whole area of the compartments or the frozen food containers.
Do not bring food which is to be frozen into contact with frozen food.
If necessary, redistribute frozen food in the freezer compartment.
- To ensure that the air can circulate freely in the appliance, push the frozen food containers in as far as they will go.
Observe the instructions when you want to freeze a smaller amount of food quickly.
- Place the food in frozen food tray that is attached to the rear of the large frozen food container or in the flat frozen food containers, starting from the right-hand side.
- Spread the food over a wide area in the freezer compartment.
Follow the tips when you freeze fresh food.
- Freeze fresh and undamaged food only.
- Cooked food is more suitable than food that can be eaten raw.
- In order to retain the nutritional value, flavour and colour, you should prepare certain food for freezing.
- Vegetables: Wash, chop up, blanch.
- Fruit: Wash, pit and perhaps peel, possibly add sugar or ascorbic acid solution.
Additional information on how to do this can be found in the relevant literature.
Food suitable for freezing
- Baked goods
- Fish and seafood
- Meat
- Poultry and game
- Vegetables, fruit and herbs
- Eggs without shells
- Dairy products, e.g. cheese, butter and quark
- Ready meals and leftovers, e.g. soups, stews, cooked meat and fish, potato dishes, bakes and desserts
Food that is unsuitable for freezing
- Types of vegetables that are usually eaten raw, e.g. lettuce or radishes
- Unpeeled or hard-boiled eggs
- Grapes
- Whole apples, pears and peaches
- Yoghurt, soured milk, 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.
- Plastic film made of polyethylene
- Tubular film made of polyethylene
- Freezer bags made from polyethylene
- Freezer containers
- Wrapping paper
- Greaseproof paper
- Cellophane
- Aluminium foil
- Rubbish bags and used shopping bags
Suitable packaging:
Unsuitable packaging:
- Squeeze out the air.
- Pack food airtight to prevent it from losing flavour and drying out.
- Rubber bands
- Plastic clips
- Cold-resistant adhesive tape
Suitable seals:
- Label the packaging with the contents and the date of freezing.
Observe the storage times when you freeze food.
Food | Storage time |
|---|---|
Fish, sausages, prepared meals and baked goods | Up to 6 months |
Poultry, meat | Up to 8 months |
Vegetables, fruit | Up to 12 months |
The imprinted freezer calendar indicates the maximum storage duration in months at a constant temperature of –18 °C.
To retain the best-possible product quality, the defrosting method must be adjusted to the food and application.
CAUTION — Risk of harm to health!
- Do not refreeze food after it has been defrosted or started to defrost.
- Refreeze food only after cooking.
- These items should no longer be stored for the maximum storage period.
Defrosting method | Food |
|---|---|
Refrigerator compartment | Animal-based food such as fish, meat, cheese, quark |
Room temperature | Bread |
Microwave | Food for immediate consumption or immediate preparation |
Oven or cooker | Food for immediate consumption or immediate preparation |