USING YOUR LARDER FRIDGE
Tips for keeping food perfect in the
Larder Fridge
Take extra care with meat and fish
Cooked meats should always be stored on a shelf above raw meats to
avoid bacterial transfer. Keep r aw meats on a plate which is large enough
to collect juices and cover it with cling film or foil.
Leave space around food
This will allow cold air to circulate around the Larder Fridge.
Wrap up food!
To prevent transfer of flavours and drying out, food should be separately
packed or covered. Fruit and vegetables need not be wrapped.
Let pre-cooked food cool properly
Always let pre-cooked food cool down before you put it in the Larder
Fridge. This will stop the internal temper ature of the Larder Fridge from
rising.
Shut the door!
To prevent cold air escaping, limit the number of times you open the door.
When returning from shopping, sort foods to be kept in your Larder Fridge
while the door is closed.
Where to store your foods in the
Larder Fridge
Cool area
This is where to store foods which will keep longer if they are kept cool.
Milk, yogurt, fruit juices, hard cheeses eg, cheddar. Opened jars and
bottles of salad dressings, sauces and jams. Fats, eg, butter, margarine,
low-fat spreads, cooking fats and lard. Eggs
Coldest area: 0°C to 5°C
This is where foods which must be cold to keep them safe should be kept.
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Raw and uncooked foods should always be wrapped.
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Pre-cooked chilled foods,
eg. ready meals, meat pies,
soft cheeses.
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Pre-cooked meats eg. ham.
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Prepar ed salads (including
pre-washed chopped,
pre-packed mixed green
salads, rice, potato salad etc).
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Desserts, eg. fromage frais,
home-prepar ed food and
leftovers or cream cakes.
Salad bin
This is the most humid part of the Larder Fridge.
Vegetables, fruit, fresh salad items eg. unwashed whole lettuce, whole
tomatoes, radishes etc.
WE RECOMMEND THAT ALL PRODUCE KEPT IN THE SALAD BIN IS WRAPPED .
NOTE
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ALWAYS WRAP AND STORE RAW MEAT, POULTRY AND FISH ON THE
LOWEST SHELF AT THE BOTT OM OF THE LARDER FRIDGE.
THIS WILL STOP THEM DRIPPING ONTO, OR TOUCHING, OTHER FOODS.
DO NOT STORE INFLAMMABLE GASES OR LIQUIDS.
COOL
COOL
COLDEST
SALAD BIN
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