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Hints & Tips

Food Storage

To obtain the best performance from your freezer:

Do not store warm food or evaporating liquid.

Avoid buying frozen food if you cannot store it straight

away. The use of an insulated container is advisable.

When you arrive home, place the frozen food in the

freezer immediately.

Do not push food together too much, try to allow air

to circulate around each item.

Do not store uncovered food.

Ensure that food placed in the freezer is dated and

labelled and used in date order to ensure that food is

consumed at its best.

Lean food keeps better and longer than fatty food,

salt reduces the storage time.

Wrap the food in polythene or aluminium freezing

bags or foil so that they adhere to the food and pro-

vide an airtight seal.

Packaging which is swollen or has traces of refrozen

water droplets on the pack could indicate that the

product has not been kept at a suitable temperature

and that it may have lost its original quality. Partially

thawed food must not be refrozen, it must be con-

sumed within 24 hours. Never exceed the storage

times indicated by the manufacturer.

Energy Saving Advice

Do not install the appliance close to sources of heat,

such as a boiler or radiator or cooker.

Locate the appliance in a cool well ventilated room

and make sure that the air openings of the appliance

are not obstructed.

Avoid unnecessary frosting in the cabinet by packing

all foodstuffs into airtight packages before placing

them in the freezer.

Food which is to be frozen (when cool) should be

placed in the fridge before being transferred to the

freezer.

Try to avoid keeping the door open for long periods

or opening the door too frequently as warm air will

enter the cabinet and cause the compressor to often

switch on unnecessarily.

Ensure there are no obstructions preventing the door

from closing properly.

In the Event of a Power Failure

If there is a power failure during the storage of frozen

foods, keep the door closed. If the temperature within

your freezer should rise, do not refreeze the food without

checking its condition. The following guidelines should

assist you:

Ice Cream: Once thawed should be discarded.

Fruits & Vegetables: If soft should be cooked and used

up.

Breads & Cakes: Can be refrozen without danger.

Shellfish: Should be refrigerated and used up quickly.

Cooked Dishes: i.e. casseroles should be refrigerated

and used up.

Large Pieces of Meat: Can be refrozen providing there

are still ice crystals remaining within them.

Small Joints: Should be cooked and can then be

refrozen as cooked dishes.

Chicken: Should also be cooked and refrozen as a fresh

dish.