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Do
- Clean the larder fridge 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
- Keep food for as short a time as possible and
adhere to ‘Best Before’, ‘Use By’, dates.
Don’t
- Store bananas in the larder fridge
compartment.
Don’t
- Store melon in the larder fridge. It can be
chilled for short periods as long as it is
wrapped to avoid it flavouring other foods.
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 poisonous or any dangerous substances
in the larder fridge. It has been designed for
the storage of edible foodstuffs only.
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