Warm food or evaporating liquids should not in stored in the refrigerator as this will increase the humidity inside of the appliance.
All foods should be wrapped or covered. This is particularly important if the food has a strong flavour. You should use polythene bags
or sheets, aluminium foils or wax paper. iquids should be stored in covered containers or bottles.
To maximise the space inside of the fridge section, any excessive packaging on the food should be removed.
Quickly perishable food should be stored at the back of the refrigerator where it is the coldest part of it and should not come into
contact with the back of the fridge.
No food items should be allowed to come into contact with the back wall of the refrigerator.
Make sure to arrange food in such a way that the door can close completely. Particular attention should be given to the bottles that
may protrude when placed on shelves inside the main section of the refrigerator.
Some organic solutions such as acids in lemon/orange peels and oils in butter can cause damage to plastic parts contained inside the
refrigerator.
Do not open the refrigerator door too often or leave the door open for long periods of time as this will increase the temperature
inside of the appliance.
Meat should be wrapped in polythene bags and then placed on the glass shelf above the salad drawers.
(Meat should only be stored in this manner for one or two days at the most)
Cold dishes/cooked food should be covered and can be placed on any shelf.
Fruit and vegetables should be cleaned thoroughly and placed in the salad drawers.
Cheese and butter should be placed in airtight containers or they can be wrapped in aluminium foil or polythene bags. As much air
as possible should be removed from the bags.
Milk bottles should have a cap on them and be stored on the bottle shelf that sits in the door.
Garlic, potatoes, onions and bananas should only be stored in a refrigerator IF they are stored in airtight containers
The freezer compartment is suitable for storing and freezing food.
The freezer compartment temperature must have already reached -18 degrees centigrade (or lower) before you attempt to store
food that is already frozen or freezing fresh food.
The freezer compartment is only able to freeze a certain quantity of food at one time. The maximum amount of fresh food that can
be frozen within a 24 hour period is indicated on the rating plate of the appliance. You should not attempt to freeze more than this
amount of fresh food within a 24 hour period.
Warm food should be allowed to cool down before you attempt to freeze it. If you place warm food in the freezer compartment then
the increased humidity will cause ice formation and increase the amount of power that the appliance uses.
The guidance of the food manufacturer should be followed in regard to the maximum storage time.
Thawed foods must not be frozen for a second time.
If power is cut to the appliance then the food inside of it will be safe for a maximum of 24 hours. You should minimise the number of
times that you open the doors of the appliance during this period of time.
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6.0 STORING FOOD IN THE FRIDGE & FREEZER GB IE
6.1 THE FREEZER COMPARTMENT
