In order to optimise the preservation of foods and
ensure perfect hygiene, a number of important rules
must be followed:
• Make sure you wash your hands thoroughly and
clean all the implements and surfaces you will be
using to cut and vacuum pack the food.
• If possible, wear gloves when handling the food.
• Once perishable food has been packed, place it
in the fridge or freeze it immediately, maintaining
a constant fridge or freezer temperature. Do not
leave the food for a long time at room temperatu-
re.
• Place the containers of vacuum packed food
carefully in the fridge or freezer so that the food
will cool rapidly to a low temperature.
• After opening tinned food or food that has
been factory vacuum packed, it can be vacuum
packed again. Follow the instructions to cool the
food after opening and put it away as soon as it
has been vacuum packed.
• Pre-packed foods must in any case be consumed
by the use-by date shown on the original packa-
ge.
• Once you have warmed up or defrosted perisha-
ble food, it must be eaten. Do not eat perishable
food if it has been left at room temperature for
many hours. This is especially important if the
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POINTS TO REMEMBER
food has been prepared with a dense sauce, in
a vacuum pack or in other low-oxygen content
environments.
• Do not defrost food in boiling water or using other
heat sources, unless the food in question is liquid
(soups, juices, etc.).
• Vacuum packing extends the life of dried food.
Food which has a high fat content becomes
rancid due to oxygen and heat. Vacuum packing
extends the life of food like nuts, coconuts, or
cereal products. Store in a cool, dark place.
• Vacuum packing will not extend the life of fruit
and vegetables such as bananas, apples, pota-
toes and several vegetables, unless it has been
peeled prior to vacuum packing.
• Soft foods and food with a delicate structure
(like fish, berries, etc.) must be pre-frozen for
one night before they can be vacuum packed and
placed in the freezer.
• Vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower and cabba-
ge give off gas when they are vacuum packed
fresh for storage in the freezer. To prepare these
foods for vacuum packing, heat and freeze them.
• To ensure correct and safe vacuum packing, use
only original MAGIC VAC
accessories.
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