Poultry
It is particularly important to ob-
serve food hygiene rules when defrost-
ing poultry. Do not use the liquid from
defrosted poultry. Pour it away and
wash the container it was in, the sink
and your hands.
Warning
Never re-freeze partially of fully de-
frosted food. Consume defrosted
food as soon as possible as it will
lose its nutritional value and spoil if
left for too long. Defrosted food
may only be re-frozen after it has
been cooked.
Ice cubes
Fill the ice tray three quarters full with
water and place it on the bottom of one
of the freezer drawers.
Once frozen, if necessary use a blunt
instrument, for example a spoon
handle, to remove the ice tray from the
freezer.
Ice cubes can be removed easily from
the tray if it is held under cold running
water for a short while.
Ice cream
Ice cream can be made in an ice tray
without the cube divider. The freezing
time depends on the fat content of the
recipe and takes longer than water ice
or sorbet.
To remove ice cream from the tray,
place the tray in water for a few
minutes.
Cooling drinks
When cooling drinks quickly, make sure
bottles are not left in the freezer for
more than one hour, as they could
burst.
Freezing and storing food
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