User manual BEKO FSE1173N

[. . . ] Dear Customer, We hope that your product, which has been produced in modern plants and Checked under the most meticulous quality control procedures, will provide you an effective service. Therefore, read this entire user manual carefully before using the product and keep it as a reference. If you handover the product to someone else, give the user manual as well. The user manual will help you use the product in a fast and safe way. [. . . ] The normal storage temperature of your appliance should be -18 °C (0 °F). Lower temperatures may be obtained by adjusting the thermostat knob . Towards 'number 4 ' position We recommend that you check the temperature with a thermometer to ensure that the storage compartments are kept to the desired temperature. Remember you must take your reading very quickly since the thermometer temperature will rise very rapidly after . You remove it from the freezer Please remember each time the door is opened cold air escapes and the internal temperature rises. Therefore never leave the door open and ensure it is closed immediately after food is . Foods to be frozen must be divided into portions according to a size to be consumed, and frozen in separate packages. In this way, all the food should be prevented from being refrozen by thawing. In order to protect the nutritional value, the aroma and the color of the foods as much as possible, vegetables should be boiled for a short period of time before freezing. (Boiling is not necessary for foods such as cucumber, parsley. ) Cooking time of the vegetables frozen in this way is shortened by 1/3 than that of the fresh vegetables. To extend the storage times of frozen foods, boiled vegetables must first be filtered and then hermetically packaged as in the all types of foods. Foods should not be placed in the freezer compartment without package. The packaging material of the food to be stored should be air-tight, thick and durable and should not deform with cold and humidity. Otherwise, the food that is hardened by freezing might pierce the package. Sealing the package well is also important in terms of securely storing the food. The following packaging types are suitable for use to freeze the food: The use of the following types of packaging is not recommended to ;freeze the food Packaging paper, parchment paper, cellophane (gelatin paper), garbage bag, used bags and shopping . Hot foods should not be placed in the freezer compartment without cooling. When placing unfrozen fresh foods in the freezer compartment, please note that it does not contact with frozen foods. Cool-pack (PCM) (if any) can be placed to the rack immediately below the quick freezer rack for preventing them from being getting warm. During the freezing time (24 hours) do not place other food to the freezer. Place your foods to the freezing shelves or racks by spreading them so that they will not be cramped (it is recommended that the packaging does not come into contact with each other). [. . . ] >>>Rearrange food in the drawer. High temperatures may be observed between the two doors, on the side panels and at the rear grill while the product is operating. This is normal and does not require service maintenance!DISCLAIMER / WARNING Some (simple) failures can be adequately handled by the end-user without any safety issue or unsafe use arising, provided that they are carried out within the limits and in accordance with the following instructions (see the "SelfRepair" section). [. . . ]