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- Recommendations
Do
- Clean the fridge freezer regularly,
see cleaning and care.
Do
- Store raw meat and poultry below cooked food
and dairy products.
Do
- Take off any unusable leaves from 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 foods 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 fresh.
Do
- Chill white wine, beer, larger, and mineral water
before serving.
Do
- Check the contents of the freezer.
Do
- Keep food for as short a time as possible and
adhere to ‘Best Before’, ‘Use By’, 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 freezing 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 expelled.
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.
Don’t
- Store bananas in the fridge compartment.
Don’t
- Store melon in the fridge. It can be chilled for
short periods as long as it is wrapped to avoid it
flavouring other foods.
Don’t
- Store poisonous or any dangerous substances
in the fridge freezer. 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 separately.
Don’t
- Let defrosted food or food juices drip onto other
food.
Don’t
- Leave the door open for long periods as this will
make the appliance more costly to run and cause
excessive ice build-up.
Don’t
- Put hot food into the appliance. Let it cool down
first.
Don’t
- Store liquid filled bottles or sealed cans
containing carbonated liquids into the freezer as
they will burst.
Don’t
- Exceed the maximum freezing loads when
freezing fresh food.
Don’t
- Give children ice-cream and water ices direct
from the freezer. The low temperatures may cause
‘freezer burns’ on lips.
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.
Don’t
- Close the freezer door before closing the freezer
drawers.
Don’t
- Leave frozen food at room temperature to thaw;
the best way to defrost is to put it in the fridge to
thaw slowly. Make sure to avoid defrosting food or
food juices dripping onto other food.
