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Do'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 10-20 minutes before serving.
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 liquid-filled bottles or
sealed cans containing carbonated
liquids into the freezer as they may
burst.
