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Tips for freezing and storing fresh food
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Wrap and seal fresh food in:
aluminium foil, cling film, watertight plastic
bags, polythene containers with lids or
special freezer containers.
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Foodstuffs (except meat, see below) must be
fresh, mature and of prime quality
in order to obtain high quality frozen food.
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Fresh vegetables and fruit should be frozen
as soon as they are picked to maintain the full
original nutritional value, consistency, colour
and flavour.
Some meat, especially game, should be hung
before it is frozen.
Note:
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Always leave hot food to cool before placing
in the freezer.
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Eat fully or partially defrosted foods
immediately. Do not refreeze unless the food
is cooked after it has thawed.
Once cooked, the food can then be refrozen.
Freezing and storing food
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Place food to be frozen in the two top
baskets.
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If the freezer is to be used without the tray,
arrange the ice packs on top of the food to be
frozen at the front of the top basket.
Important:
The table alongside shows the recommended
maximum storage time for frozen fresh
foods.
Classification of frozen foods
Put the frozen foods into the drawers (baskets)
and classify them.
Use the storage calendar to ensure foods are
used before their expiry dates.
Checking frozen foods
Insert a freezer thermometer between frozen
packs of food to check the temperature.
Placing the thermometer directly on the frozen
food only gives the air temperature, which does
not correspond to the actual product
temperature.
HOW TO USE THE FREEZER
MONTHS
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