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Storing food in your freezer
The use of temperatures of
Frozen food care
For best results:
■■ | Choose only high quality foods that freeze well. |
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■■ | Store at |
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| temperature, eg try to avoid opening the freezer door unnecessarily. |
| If your ice cream is soft you are running your freezer too warm. |
■■Leave space at the top of containers, glass jars or plastic bags containing liquids or
■■Packages or containers of solid foods should have the air removed from them and be sealed tightly before freezing.
■■Freeze immediately and as quickly as possible. Freeze only small quantities of food at any one time. For best results we recommend that only 1 kg of food be frozen per 25 L freezer capacity. (About 3 kg in small freezers and 4 kg in larger freezers). For faster freezing in ActiveSmart™ models, we recommend that fresh food is placed at the top of the freezer compartment close to the air vent.
■■Do not pile frozen food around the fan cover. It can prevent adequate air circulation.
■■Thaw foods preferably in a refrigerator, or using a microwave oven or multifunction oven.
■■Keep a constant turnover of food. Use older items of food first. Do not exceed recommended storage times.
■■Use good quality freezer proof packaging to maintain food quality.
■■If food is only covered in plastic film place inside a
Recommended freezer storage times
These times should not be exceeded.
M o n t h s
1Bacon, casseroles, milk
2Bread, ice cream, sausages, pies – (meat and fruit), prepared shellfish, oily fish
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4Ham, cakes, biscuits, beef and lamb chops, poultry pieces
6Butter, vegetables (blanched), eggs whole and yolks, cooked crayfish, minced meat (raw), pork (raw)
12Fruit (dry or in syrup), egg whites, beef (raw), whole chicken, lamb (raw), fruit cakes