Fruit
should be defrosted at room tem-
perature in its packing or in a covered
bowl.
Most vegetables
can be cooked while
still frozen. Just put straight into boiling
water or hot fat. The cooking time is
slightly less than that of fresh vege-
tables.
Poultry
It is particularly important to ob-
serve food hygiene rules when defrost-
ing poultry. Do not use the liquid from
defrosted poultry. Pour it away and
wash the container it was in, the sink
and your hands.
Never re-freeze partially or fully de-
frosted food. Consume defrosted
food as soon as possible as it will
lose its nutritional value and spoil if
left for too long. Defrosted food
may only be re-frozen after it has
been cooked.
Cooling drinks
When cooling drinks quickly, make sure
bottles are not left in the freezer
for
more than one hour
, as they could
burst.
Freezing and storing food
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