Samsung RB31FSRNDSA/EF manual Freezing food, Packing food correctly, Shelf life of frozen food

Freezing food

Freeze fresh, undamaged food only. Keep food which is to be frozen away from food which is already frozen. To prevent food from losing its flavour or drying out, place in airtight containers.

Packing food correctly:

1.Place the food in the packaging.

2.Press out all the air.

3.Seal the wrapping.

4.Label the wrapping with the contents and date.

The following products are not suitable for wrapping food:

Wrapping paper, greaseproof paper, cellophane, refuse bags and used shopping bags.

The following products are suitable for wrapping food:

Plastic film, polyethylene blown film, aluminium foil and freezer tins. These products can be purchased from your dealer.

The following products are suitable for sealing the wrapped food:

Rubber bands, plasic clips, string, cold-resistant adhesive tape or similar. Bags and polyethylene blown film can be sealed with a film sealer.

Shelf life of frozen food

Storage duration depends on the type of food. At a temperature setting of -18 °C:

•Fresh Poultry(whole chicken), Fresh meat (steaks, Roasts) : up to 12 months

•Fish(Lean fish, Cooked fish), Fresh shrimp, scallops, squid: up to 6 months

•Pizza, Sausage: up to 2 months

Storage duration is refered to FDA web site (http://www.fda.gov/).

•If you do not follow this period, you CAUTION will have food poisoning sounds a bit

extreme.

Purchasing and storing deep-frozen food

When purchasing frozen food, observe the following:

• Check that the packaging is not damaged.
• Check the sell-by date.
• The temperature of the supermarket freezer
should be below -18 °C or lower. If not, the
shelf life of the frozen food is reduced.
• Purchase deep-frozen food last. Wrap food	02operating
the freezer compartment. Consume the frozen
in newspaper or place in a cool bag and take
home.
• At home immediately place deep-frozen food in
food before the use-by date expires.

Thawing frozen food

Depending on the type and application, select one of the following options:

•At room temperature.

•In the refrigerator.

•In an electric oven, with/without fan assisted hot-air.

•In a microwave oven.

Do not refreeze food which is beginning to thaw or which has already thawed. The food cannot be refrozen until it has been prepared (boiled or fried).

Do not store the frozen products longer than the max storage period.

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