Rangemaster U110121 - 01A Tips on Freezing Food, Recommended maximum weight for each portion is

tips on Freezing Food

•	As with storing fresh foods, suitable packaging, correct	•	When storing commercially frozen foods, please follow
	temperature and food hygiene will enhance the quality		these guidelines:
	of the food you are freezing.		•	Always follow manufacturers’ guidelines for the
•	Avoid putting hot foods into the freezer. First let them
				length of time you should store food for. DO NOT
	cool until they reach room temperature.			exceed these guidelines!
•	Make sure that all foods for freezing are of a high		•	Try to keep the length of time between purchase
	quality, and suitable for freezing.			and storage as short as possible to preserve food
•	Use packaging material that is odourless and airproof			quality.
	(such as plastic bags) to store food in so different foods		•	Buy frozen foods, which have been stored at a
	can be mixed without affecting the quality. Make sure			temperature of –18 °C or below.
	that it is airtight. Leaking packaging will dehydrate the		•	Avoid buying food which has ice or frost on the
	products and lead to loss of beneficial vitamins.
				packaging. This indicates that the products might
•	Keep the surface of the packaging dry: this keeps the
				have been partially defrosted and refrozen at
	packs from freezing together.			some point: temperature rises affect the quality of
•	Mark packages with the kind of food contained and the			food.
	date of storage.		•	Should there be a power cut, or the freezer /
•	Food needs to be frozen quickly, so it is best to freeze			refrigeration appliance fail for any length of time
	small portions whenever possible and make sure			you may need to remove food from the freezer
	that they are as cold as possible before storage. The			and store in a cold, hygienic place (i.e. garage or
	recommended maximum weight for each portion is			out house area) until the power is restored, or the
	2.5 kg.			appliance is repaired.
•	Keep food which is fresh away from food which is		•	To prevent undue temperature rises; you should
	already frozen, if you need to freeze fresh food every			wrap the foods in layers of insulating material,
	day, make sure that it is in small portions to prevent this.			such as newspaper, to help to maintain their
•	DO NOT exceed the maximum load for freezing: which			temperature. It is also important that any food
				affected by this situation should be either
	is given as 11 kg / 24 hours (see data badge for details).
				consumed or cooked and refrozen (where suitable)
•	Write the expiry date and food names on the outside of
				soon afterwards in order to prevent health risks.
	the packaging so you can be assured of the food type
			•	Layers of newspaper can also be used to help keep
	and when it is safe to eat.
				foods cold while you are defrosting the freezer
•	Take food from the freezer to defrost when needed.
				(see cleaning your appliance).
	Defrosted food cannot be refrozen unless it is cooked.

•DO NOT put too much fresh food into the freezer at once. This could go beyond the freezer’s cooling capacity (see ‘Technical Data’).

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