Normal Operating Sounds
You may hear faint gurgling or bubbling sounds when
the refrigerant is pumped through the coils or tubing
at the rear, to the fixed freezer shelves.
When the compressor is on, the refrigerant is being
pumped round, and you will hear a whirring sound or
pulsating noise from the compressor.
A thermostat controls the compressor, and you will
hear a faint ?click? when the thermostat cuts in and
out.
Health and Safety Guidelines
Because of consumer demand, preservatives have been removed from many pre-prepared foods.
This together with the changes in shopping habits to a once-a-week shop, mean that safe handling and
storage of food is even more important than ever.
? Keep the freezer door closed as much as possible.? Frozen food, once thawed, must not be refrozen.
? Do not push food together too much, try to allow airLean food keeps better and longer than fatty food,
salt reduces the storage time.
to circulate around each item.
? Cool cooked food as quickly as possible but do? Wrap the food in polythene or aluminium freezing
NOT place in the freezer until cool. (Leave food inbags or foil so that they adhere to the food and
a place as cool as possible in order that it can thenprovide an airtight seal.
be placed in the refrigerator as soon as possible).? Packaging which is swollen or has traces of
? Do not store food uncovered.refrozen water droplets on the pack could indicate
that the product has not been kept at a suitable
? The best way to defrost food is to put it in thetemperature and that it may have lost its original
refrigerator to thaw slowly.quality. Partially thawed food must not be refrozen,
? Ensure that food placed in the freezer is dated and
labelled and used in date order to ensure that foodit must be consumed within 24 hours. Never
exceed the storage time indicated.
is consumed at its best.? Never place hot food, bottles or cans of fizzy drink
? It is important that food is used before its ?bestin the freezer as they may explode. Containers with
before? date.
a lid must not be filled to the brim.
? Always wash your hands with soapy water and dry? Do not open the door or place extra fresh food in
them with a clean towel before handling food.the freezer next to food which is already frozen as
? Keep work surfaces clean and avoid crossthis could cause the temperature of the frozen food
contamination by not using the same work surfaceto rise and its quality and storage life to reduce.
or knife, without washing them thoroughly in
between.
? The foods to be frozen must be fresh and of the
best quality.
? The size of each pack should be small enough to
ensure that it is used in one go. Small packs freeze
more quickly and uniformly and give better results.
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