Storage of frozen foodFresh food refrigeration
To obtain the best performance from this appliance,To obtain the best performance, do not store warm
we strongly recommend that you make sure that thefood or evaporating liquids in the refrigerator; do cov-
commercially frozen foodstuffs were adequatelyer or wrap the food, particularly if it has a strong �a-
stored by the retailer and, furthermore, be sure thatvour.
these frozen foodstuffs are transferred from the food-To help you use your refrigerator correctly, here are
store to the consumer in the shortest possible time (asome more useful hints:
temperature increase of the frozen food could shortenRaw meat (beef, pork, lamb & wild fowl): wrap in
its storage period).polythene bags and place on top of the salad crisper
It is also advisable not to exceed the storage period
indicated by the producer of the food.and, for safety, only store in this way for one or two
Finally, do not open the door frequently or leave itdays at the most.
open longer than is absolutely necessary.Fruit & vegetables: these should be thoroughly
If there is a power failure when food is in the freezer,cleaned and placed in the bottom salad crisper.
do not open the door of the freezing compartment.Butter & cheese: these should be placed in special
The frozen food will not be affected if the power cut isairtight containers or wrapped in aluminium foil or pol-
of short duration (a temperature increase of the frozenythene bags to exclude as much air as possible.
food could shorten its safe storage period), otherwise,
it is recommended that the food should be used with-Milk bottles: these should have a cap and should be
in a very short time.stored in the bottle rack on the door.
For better use of space, the front half-shelves can lie
over the rear ones (Fig. 11).
Thawing
Fig. 11
Deep-frozen or frozen food, prior to being used, can
be thawed in the refrigerator compartment or at room
temperature, depending on the time available for this
operation.
Small pieces may even be cooked still frozen, directly
from the freezer: in this case, cooking will take longer.
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