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PREPARING FOOD FOR THE REFRIGERATOR
Carefully wrap fresh foods: they will then keep their flavor, color, humidity content and freshness. You also
avoid the taste of some foods contaminating the taste of others. Only vegetables, fruit and salad vegetables
can be stored in the crisper drawer without being packed. Let hot dishes and drinks cool down outside the
appliance. Remove the cardboard packs from around yoghurt pots. Check the consume-by dates on the
products you have bought. You should not exceed these.
ARRANGING FOOD IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR
The temperature inside your refrigerator is not uniform. Some areas are colder than others and you must
store your food in the appropriate areas according to their type to ensure that they can be kept safely.
Leave a space between the food items to allow the air to circulate freely and avoid different product
contaminating each other.
Do not put packages and food in contact with the wall at the back of the appliance, this is a particularly cold
and damp area of the appliance and water droplets and frost condense there as part of your refrigerator's
normal operation.
FROZEN AND DEEP- FROZEN FOOD
Your domestic appliance enables you to freeze food, it lowers its core temperature rapidly and you can
therefore keep it longer.
Deep-freezing is an industrial process that is quicker and more intense than domestic freezing. The products
you purchase from the shops are deep-frozen.
PREPARING FOOD FOR FREEZING
Freezing does not sterilize. It is therefore important to observe some simple hygiene rules when preparing
your food for freezing: wash your hands before you touch the food and clean the kitchen tools you have just
used before using them again.
Only freeze fresh, good quality food. Refer to the table "Food Freezing Guide" to know which products you
can freeze and how long you can keep them.
Blanch fruit and vegetables before freezing them to preserve their color, smell, taste and vitamins: plunge
them in boiling water for few moments.
Divide the food you wish to freeze into small individual portions corresponding to one meal each. Small
portions freeze quicker at their core.
Pack the food hermetically so that they do not lose their flavor or dry out. Use plastic bags, polyethylene film,
aluminum foil or special freezer containers for this. If you are using plastic bags, compress them to eliminate
the air before sealing them hermetically.
Note on each package:
-The freezing date
-The consume-by date
-The type of food contained
-The number of portions contained
If you are purchasing deep-frozen food, pick it up last when you are shopping.
Check that:
- The packaging isn't damaged.
- They are not covered in a layer of frost (which means that they have partially defrosted).
Pack them in an isotherm bag or in newspaper. Transport them quickly and store them immediately. Comply
with the maximum storage dates shown on the pack. Your appliance has a 4-star freezer compartment, this
enables you to keep deep-frozen food in an optimal manner.
ARRANGING FOOD IN YOUR FREEZER
Do not put fresh food next to food that has already been frozen to avoid causing the frozen food to warm up.
