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Storing food in your refrigerator
| Red meat |
■■ | Place fresh red meat on a plate and loosely cover with waxed paper, |
| plastic wrap or foil. |
■■ | Store cooked and raw meat on separate plates. This will prevent any |
| juices lost from the raw meat contaminating the cooked product. |
■■Delicatessen meats should be used within the recommended storage time.
| Poultry |
■■ | Fresh whole birds should be rinsed inside and out with cold running |
| water. Dry and place on a plate. Cover loosely with plastic wrap or foil. |
■■ | Poultry pieces should also be stored this way. Whole poultry should never |
| be stuffed until just before cooking, otherwise food poisoning may result. |
■■Cool and refrigerate cooked poultry quickly. Remove stuffing from
poultry and store separately.
Fish and seafood
■■Whole fish and fillets should be used on the day of purchase. Until
required, refrigerate on a plate loosely covered with plastic wrap, waxed paper or foil.
■■ | If storing overnight or longer, take particular care to select very fresh fish. |
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| Whole fish should be rinsed in cold water to remove loose scales and |
| dirt and then patted dry with paper towels. Place whole fish or fillets in |
| a sealed plastic bag. |
■■ | Keep shellfish chilled at all times. Use within 1 – 2 days. |
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| Precooked foods and leftovers |
■■ | These should be stored in suitable covered containers so that the food |
| will not dry out. |
■■ | Keep for only 1 – 2 days. |
■■ | Reheat leftovers only once and until steaming hot. |
| Fruit and vegetable bins |
■■ | Although most fruit and vegetables keep best at low temperatures, take |
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| care not to store the following at temperatures of less than 47°F (7°C) for |
| long periods: citrus fruit, tropical fruit, tomatoes, cucumbers. |
■■ | Undesirable changes will occur at low temperatures such as softening of |
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| the flesh, browning, accelerated decaying and or loss of flavor. |
■■ | Do not refrigerate avocados (until they are ripe), bananas, mangoes |
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| or pepinos. |
■■ | If possible store fruit and vegetables separately, i.e. fruit in one bin and |
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| vegetables in the other. |
■■ | Each fruit and vegetable bin has a humidity control slide that can be |
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| adjusted depending on what is stored in the bins. For more information |
| on using the Humidity Control refer to page 26. |