GE GTE15 Series, Инструкция по использованию и уходу

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GEttinG tHE MOst FROM YOuR REFRiGERatOR
aFtER BuYinG YOuR FOOdstuFFs
• After getting home from the supermarket, refrigerate or freeze perishable foods as
soon as possible.
• We recommend that you press the “Power Cool” button so that the food can quickly
reach a suitable temperature.
• To make sure that liquids which may leak from meat packaging don’t contaminate
other foods in your refrigerator, we recommend that you keep all meat in the Meat
Keeper provided with some models. If your
model doesn’t contain this feature, store your
meat products in plastic bags.
HOW tO stORE YOuR FOOd
• Store cooked food in closed containers and place
them on a shelf above where raw foodstuffs are
being stored. This will avoid contamination.
• To prevent contamination between different
types of food we recommend keeping food in
lidded containers, wrapped up, or well-sealed
using aluminium foil, plastic wrap, or a lunch-box.
• Do not store food in an open tin, transfer it into
another container as oxygen in the air could
react with the metal and damage your health.
• Ham, cold meats, and cheese should be kept
in individual sealed bags or airtight plastic
containers.
• Allow hot foods to cool somewhat before storing
them inside small containers in the refrigerator.
You will save energy and prevent other foods
in the refrigerator from being heated and thus
adversely affected.
• Make sure that jugs of flavoured or natural water
have secure lids to prevent undesirable odours
affecting them.
• If you wish, store your fruit and vegetables in
plastic bags in your refrigerator drawers. This
micro-environment will prevent different gases
from mixing and thus conserve your food for
longer.
• We recommend you don’t wash fruit and
vegetables before storing them in the refrigerator,
as doing so could damage the skin and increase decomposition rate. If they are very
dirty, keep them in a plastic bag so that they don’t taint the other food stored in the
compartment.
• We recommend the refrigeration of eggs. Don’t wash them before storing, as this could
damage their natural protective layer, and thus contaminate the interior of the egg.
Keep them in their protective carton, with the air pocket facing upwards (the thick part).
Wash them just before use to avoid contaminating the food you’re preparing. For the
same reason, abide by the use-by date.
• Always keep your onions inside a plastic bag or in an airtight container to prevent their
odour from spreading throughout the entire refrigerator. We recommend you do the
same with strong cheese.
Fruit and garden produce which
should not be mixed.
To avoid undesired flavours
and odours be aware of the
following information:
Cabbage, celery, carrots, figs,
and potatoes absorb apple
and pear odours.
Figs and grapes absorb turnip
odours.
Mushrooms and figs absorb
onion odours
The following fruits and garden
produce should be stored in
the crisper due to their delicate
nature:
asparagus, blackberries,
mushrooms, strawberries, figs,
and grapes.
To protect them further we
recommend you keep them
in the Veggie Balcony, which
comes with certain models. This
has been designed to
ensure that delicate foods are
not bruised and that those little
odds and ends don’t get lost and
go off, which could affect the
rest of your food
.
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