AEG S 86378 Kg Operating Instructions
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Interior Accessories 818 36 55-00/331 Quick chill The quick chill function can be used for the fast cooling of drinks in cans or bottles in the fast cool storage tray or of larger amounts of room-temperature food. Chilling of cans or bottles Place cans or bottles in the holder on the fast cool storage tray in front of the air discharge grill. Set the regulator to maximum circulation and set the COOLMATIC function. Chilling of food Place the food in the fridge. Open the regulator to maximum and set...
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32818 36 55-00/3 Correct storage A fan provides for quick cooling of the food and an even temperature distribution in the fridge zone and in the LONGFRESH 0 °C cold zone. Foods with different perishability can therefore be arranged on the shelves as you like, without having to take into account the different temperature zones which usually occur. The arrangement (see fig.) indicates possible ways of storing food. In order to check the temperature on the shelves you can carry out the following...
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Correct storage 818 36 55-00/333 Guidelines for storage times Some foods in the LONGFRESH 0 °C cold zone: Dry storage: Moist storage: Food Storage period Butterup to 30 days Cheese, softup to 30 days Milk, freshup to 7 days Sausage, slicedup to 7 days Fishup to 4 days Shellfishup to 3 days Poultryup to 5 days Pork larger joints cut into smaller pieces up to 7 days up to 5 days Beef, gameup to 7 days Vegetables, salad stuffsStorage period Artichokesup to 21 days Cauliflowerup to 21 days Broccoliup to 14...
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Correct storage 34818 36 55-00/3 Tips: When shopping always look for the freshest foods. Quality and freshness are crucial to how long food can be kept. Always store meat and fish wrapped and dry. Foodstuffs rich in protein spoil more quickly: Shellfish and crustaceans go off more quickly than fish and fish in turn goes off more quickly than meat. By storing them in the 0°C section, the storage period even for these foodstuffs can be increased by up to 3 times without loss of quality. All...
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818 36 55-00/335 To obtain the best performance from your refrigerator/freezer: Do not store warm food or evaporating liquids. Keep the time between buying chilled food and placing it in your freezer as short as possible. Do not push food together too much, try to allow air to circulate around each item. Freezing Except for the bottom drawer, which serves only for storage purposes, all compartments and drawers in the freezer compartment are suitable for freezing fresh food. Warning! Before...
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36818 36 55-00/3 3 The appliance electronics automatically switch the FROSTMATIC oper- ating mode off after a period of approx. 52 hours at the latest. You can also stop the FROSTMATIC operating mode manually by switching to normal operation. Tips: The following are suited for the packaging of frozen goods: – freezer bags and polyethylene wraps; – plastic containers for frozen foods; – extra-thick aluminium foil The following are suited for sealing bags and wraps: plastic clips, rubber bands or...
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818 36 55-00/337 Storage Goods Symbols/Freezing Calendar The symbols on the drawers show different types of frozen goods. The numbers indicate storage times in months for the appropriate types of frozen goods. Whether the upper or lower value of the indicated storage time is valid depends on the quality of the foods and pre-treating before freezing. The lower value applies to foods with high fat content. Preparation of Ice Cubes 0 1.Fill ice cube tray 3/4 full with cold water and place in a...
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Defrosting 38818 36 55-00/3 Freezer Compartment Defrosting Moisture is precipitated in the form of white frost in the freezer compartment during operation and when the door is opened, especially in the middle at the top. Remove this white frost from time to time with a soft plastic scraper, e.g. a dough scraper. Do not under any circumstances use hard or pointed objects for this purpose. The appliance should be defrosted when the thickness of the white frost has reached about 4 mm; but at least once...
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818 36 55-00/339 Maintenance and Cleaning Before any maintenance or cleaning work is carried out DISCONNECT the appliance from the ELECTRICITY supply. 1 Warning! Do not use detergents, abrasive powders, highly perfumed cleaning products, wax polishes or cleaning products containing bleach or alcohol. Never clean the appliance with a steam cleaner. Moisture could accu- mulate in electrical components, danger of electrical shock! Hot vapours can lead to the damage of plastic parts. The appliance...
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Maintenance and Cleaning 40818 36 55-00/3 4.Defrost the freezer compartment (see section: Defrosting). 5.Clean the inside and accessories with warm water and bicarbonate of soda (5 ml to 0.5 litre of water). 3 The bottom shelf, which divides the fridge zone from the LONGFRESH 0 °C cold zone, can be removed for cleaning. To do this, pull the shelf straight out. The cover over the bottom drawer can be removed for cleaning purposes. After cleaning, it must be returned to the previous position so that...