7Do’s and Don’ts
Do- Clean your appliance regularly (See “Cleaning and Care”)
Do- Keep raw meat and poultry below cooked food and dairy products.
Do- Take off any unusable leaves on vegetables and wipe off any soil.
Do- Leave lettuce, cabbage, parsley
and cauliflower on the stem.
Do- Wrap cheese firstly in greaseproof paper and then in a polythene bag excluding as much air as possible. For best results take out of the fridge compartment an hour before eating.
Do- Wrap raw meat and poultry loosely in polythene or aluminium foil. This prevents drying.
Do- Wrap fish and offal in polythene bags.
Do- Wrap food which have a strong odour or can dry out in polythene bags, aluminium foil or place in an airtight container.
Do- Wrap bread well to keep it fresh. Do- Chill white wines, beer, lager and mineral water before serving.
Do- Check contents of the freezer every so often.
Do- Keep food for as short a time as possible and adhere to “Best Before”, “Use by” etc. dates.
Do- Store commercially frozen food in accordance with the instructions given on the packets that you buy.
Do- Always choose high quality fresh food and be sure it is thoroughly clean before you freeze it.
Do- Prepare fresh food for freezing in small portions to ensure rapid freezing.
Do- Wrap all food in aluminium foil or freezer quality polythene bags and make sure any air is excluded.
Do- Wrap frozen food when you buy it and put it in to the freezer as soon as possible.
Do- Defrost food in the fridge compartment.
Do- Remove ice cream from the freezer
Don’t- Store bananas in your fridge compartment.
Don’t- Store melon in your fridge. It can be chilled for short periods as long as it is wrapped to avoid it flavouring other food.
Don’t- Store poisonous or any dangerous substances in your appliance. It has been designed for the storage of edible foodstuffs only.
Don’t- Consume food which has been stored for an excessive time in the fridge.
Don’t- Store cooked and fresh food together in the same container. They should be packaged and stored seperately.
Don’t- Let defrosting food or food juices drip onto food.
Don’t- Leave the door open for long
periods as this will make the appliance more costly to run and cause excessive ice formation.
Don’t- Put hot food into the appliance. Let it cool down first.
Don’t- Put
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