Freezing fresh food
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It must be preferred to wrap or cover
the food before placing them in the
refrigerator.
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Hot food must cool down to the
room temperature before putting
them in the refrigerator.
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The foodstuff that you want to
freeze must be fresh and in good
quality.
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Foodstuff must be divided into
portions according to the family’s
daily or meal based consumption
needs.
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The foodstuff must be packaged in
an airtight manner to prevent them
from drying even if they are going to
be kept for a short time.
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Materials to be used for packaging
must be tear-proof and resistant to
cold, humidity, odor, oils and acids
and they must also be airtight.
Moreover, they must be well closed
and they must be made from easy-
to-use materials that are suitable for
deep freeze usage.
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Frozen food must be used
immediately after they are thawed
and they should never be re-frozen.
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Please observe the following
instructions to obtain the best
results.
1.
Do not freeze too large
quantities of food at one time. The
quality of the food is best preserved
when it is frozen right through to the
core as quickly as possible.
2.
Placing warm food into
the freezer compartment causes
the cooling system to operate
continuously until the food is frozen
solid.
3.
Take special care not to mix
already frozen food and fresh food.
Recommendations for
preservation of frozen food
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Prepacked commercially frozen food
should be stored in accordance with
the frozen food manufacturer's
instructions for a
( 4 star)
frozen food storage compartment.
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To ensure that the high quality
achieved by the frozen food
manufacturer and the food retailer is
maintained, the following should be
remembered:
1.
Put packages in the freezer as
quickly as possible after purchase.
2.
Ensure that contents are
labeled and dated.
3.
Do not exceed "Use By", "Best
Before" dates on the packaging.
Defrosting
The freezer compartment defrosts
automatically.
