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Tips for keeping food perfect in the Fridge Freezer
Take extra care with meat and fish
Cooked meats should always be stored on a shelf above raw meats to avoid bacterial transfer. Keep raw meats on a
plate which is large enough to collect juices and cover it with ding film or foil.
Leave space around food
This allows cold air to circulate around the appliance, ensuring all parts of the appliance are kept cool.
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.
Pre-cooked food should be cooled properly
Always let pre-cooked food cool down before you put it in the appliance. This will stop the internal temperature of
the appliance from rising.
Shut the door!
To prevent cold air escaping, try to limit the number of times you open the door. When returning from shopping,
sort foods to be kept in your appliance while the door is closed and only open it to put food in or take food out.
NOTE: ALWAYS WRAP AND STORE RAW MEAT, POULTRY AND FISH ON THE LOWEST SHELF
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE APPLIANCE. THIS WILL STOP THEM DRIPPING ONTO, OR TOUCH-
ING OTHER FOODS. DO NOT STORE INFLAMMABLE GASES OR LIQUIDS IN THE APPLIANCE.
Using Your Freezer
Shopping for frozen foods
Your Freezer is 4 star
When you are buying frozen food, look at the Storage Guidelines on the packaging. You will be able to store each
item of frozen food for the period shown against the 4 star rating. This is usually the period stated as Best Before , on
the front of the packaging. The capacity of the 4 star freezing compartment is 55L. The compartment is capable of
freezing a maximum fresh food load of .5kg in 4 hours.
Check the Freezer temperature
Check the temperature of the frozen food cabinet in the shop where you buy your frozen food. It should show a
temperature lower than -18ºC.
Choose packs carefully
Take a quick look at the frozen food package and make sure it is in perfect condition.
Purchase frozen food last
Always buy frozen products last on your shopping trip or visit to the supermarket.
Keep frozen foods together
When you are going around the supermarket and when you are travelling home, if you keep all the frozen foods
together they will help to keep each other cold.
Store food straight away
Don t buy frozen food unless you can freezer it straight away. Special insulated bags can be bought from most
supermarkets and hardware shops. These keep frozen food cold for longer.
Thawing frozen food
For some foods, thawing before cooking is unnecessary. Vegetables and pasta can be added directly to boiling water
or steam cooked. Frozen sauces and soups can be put into a saucepan and heated gently until thawed.
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