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Storing fresh foods
Packaging fresh foods properly, using the correct
temperature and taking into account food hygiene will
enhance the quality of fresh foods stored within this
appliance.
Use plastic bags, aluminium foil or other food wraps to cover
fresh foods not in packaging to prevent flavour transfer and
prevent contamination.
Make sure that foods, which have been cooked and require
chilling, are at room temperature before placing them into
the appliance. Make sure that these foods are stored in
suitable containers.
Before storing items in multi packs (i.e. yoghurt) remove any
excess packaging.
Make sure that foodstuffs are stored systematically (raw
meats with raw meats, dairy with dairy) to avoid flavour
transfer and cross contamination. Raw meats should be
stored towards the bottom of the appliance to prevent the
possibility of it dripping onto uncooked food. Other foods
should be stored above raw meat.
Never store anything, which is flammable, volatile or
explosive inside the appliance.
Beverages with high alcohol content should be stored
vertically in tightly sealed bottles.
Foods should not touch the rear wall of the appliance.
Delicate foods should be stored in the coolest part of the
appliance.
Try not to open the door too often.
Set the thermostat to make sure that foods remain suitably
cold, try to avoid freezing within the fridge. Using a
thermometer will help you to judge how cool the appliance
is. Place it into a glass of water and leave it inside the
appliance for several hours to get a reliable reading.
Some foods contain natural oils and acids (e.g. citric acid)
which can damage plastics if spilled – make sure these foods
are suitably contained.
Unpleasant odours inside the fridge are a sign that something
has spilled and cleaning is required. Using warm water with
bicarbonate of soda will clean the interior of the appliance
and remove most spillages. (See cleaning your appliance).
Always remember to remove perishable foods from this
appliance before taking prolonged trips of holidays.
Freezing fresh foods
As with storing fresh foods, suitable packaging, correct
temperature and food hygiene will enhance the quality of the
food you are freezing.
Make sure that all foods for freezing are of a high quality, and
suitable for freezing.
Use suitable packaging (plastic bags etc.) to store food in, and
make sure that it is air tight or well sealed. Leaking packaging
will dehydrate the products and lead to loss of beneficial
vitamins.
Mark packages with the kind of food contained and the date
of storage.
Food needs to be frozen quickly, so it is best to freeze small
portions whenever possible and ensure that they are as cold
as possible before storage. The recommended maximum
weight for each portion is 2.5kg.
Keep food which is fresh away from food which is already
frozen, if you need to freeze fresh food every day, make sure
that it is in small portions to prevent this.
Do not exceed the maximum load for freezing – which is
given as 10kg / 24H - see data badge for details.
6. Storing and Freezing
