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Do’s and don’ts
Do - Clean and defrost your appliance regularly
(See "Defrosting")
Do - Keep raw meat and poultry below cooked
food and dairy products.
Do - Take off any unusable leaves on
vegetables and wipe off any soil.
Do - Leave lettuce, cabbage, parsley and
cauliflower on the stem.
Do - Wrap cheese firstly in greaseproof paper
and then in a polythene bag, excluding as
much air as possible. For best results, take
out of the fridge compartment an hour
before eating.
Do - Wrap raw meat and poultry loosely in
polythene or aluminium foil. This prevents
drying.
Do- Wrap fish and offal in polythene bags.
Do- Wrap food with a strong odour or which
may dry out, in polythene bags, or
aluminium foil or place in airtight
container.
Do - Wrap bread well to keep it fresh.
Do - Chill white wines, beer, lager and mineral
water before serving.
Do - Check contents of the freezer every so
often.
Do - Keep food for as short a time as possible
and adhere to "Best Before" and "Use by"
etc. dates.
Do - Store commercially frozen food in
accordance with the instructions given on
the packets.
Do - Always choose high quality fresh food and
be sure it is thoroughly clean before you
freeze it.
Do - Prepare fresh food for freezing in small
portions to ensure rapid freezing.
Do - Wrap all food in aluminium foil or freezer
quality polythene bags and make sure any
air is excluded.
Do - Wrap frozen food immediately after
purchasing and put it in to the freezer as
soon as possible.
Do - Defrost food in the fridge compartment.
Don’t - Store bananas in your fridge
compartment.
Don’t - Store melon in your fridge. It can be
chilled for short periods as long as it is
wrapped to prevent it flavouring other
food.
Don’t - Cover the shelves with any protective
materials which may obstruct air
circulation.
Don’t - Store poisonous or any dangerous
substances in your appliance. It has
been designed for the storage of
edible foodstuffs only.
Don’t - Consume food which has been
refrigerated for an excessive length of
time.
Don’t - Store cooked and fresh food together
in the same container. They should be
packaged and stored separately.
Don’t - Let defrosting food or food juices drip
onto food.
Don’t - Leave the door open for long periods,
as this will make the appliance more
costly to run and cause excessive ice
formation.
Don’t - Use sharp edged objects such as
knives or forks to remove the ice.
Don’t - Put hot food into the appliance. Let it
cool down first.
Don’t - Put liquid-filled bottles or sealed cans
containing carbonated liquids into the
freezer, as they may burst.
Don’t - Exceed the maximum freezing loads
when freezing fresh food.
Don’t - Give children ice-cream and water ices
direct from the low temperature
compartment. The low temperature
may cause 'freezer burns' on lips.
Don’t - Freeze fizzy drinks
Don’t - Try to keep frozen food which has
thawed; it should be eaten within 24
hours or cooked and refrozen.
Don’t - Remove items from the freezer with
wet hands.
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