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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 in polythene bags.
Do- Wrap food which have a strong
odour or can dry out in polythene
bags, aluminium foil or place in an
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",
"Use by" etc. dates.
Do- Store commercially frozen food in
accordance with the instructions given
on the packets that you buy.
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 when you buy it
and put it in to the freezer as soon as
possible.
Do- Defrost food in the fridge
compartment.
Do- Remove ice cream from the
freezer 10-20 minutes before serving.
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 avoid it flavouring
other food.
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
stored for an excessive time in the
fridge.
Don't- Store cooked and fresh food
together in the same container. They
should be packaged and stored
seperately.
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 pointed sharp edged
objects such as knives, 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.
