Freezing and storing food
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Defrosting frozen goods
Never re-freeze partially or fully de-
frosted food. Defrosted food may only
be re-frozen after it has been cooked.
Frozen food can be defrosted in differ-
ent ways:
- In a microwave
- In an oven using “Convection” or the
“Defrost” setting
- At room temperature
- In the Fridge Zone (the cold given off
by the frozen food helps to keep the
other food cold)
- In a steam oven
Flat pieces of partially thawed meat
or fish
can be placed directly into a hot
skillet.
Meat and poultry
(e.g., hamburgers,
chicken, fish) should not come into con-
tact with other foods while defrosting.
Catch the defrosting liquid and dispose
of it carefully.
Fruit
can be thawed at room tempera-
ture, either in the packaging or in a cov-
ered bowl.
Most vegetables
can be cooked while
still frozen. Just put straight into boiling
water or hot grease. The cooking time is
slightly less than that of fresh vegeta-
bles due to changes in the cell struc-
ture.
Cooling drinks quickly
When chilling drinks in the freezer,
make sure that bottles are not left in for
more than one hour
. Otherwise they
could burst.
