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pre-cooked food should be cooled properly
Allow pre-cooked food to cool down before placing in the fridge. This will
help to stop the internal temperature of the fridge from rising.
shut the door!
To prevent cold air escaping, try to limit the number of times you open the
door. When returning from shopping, sort foods to be kept in your fridge
before opening the door. Only open the door to put food in or take it out.
where to store your foods in the fridge
cool
This is where to store foods which will keep longer if they are kept
area
cool. Milk, eggs, yogurt, fruit juices, hard cheeses eg. Cheddar.
Opened jars and bottles of salad dressings, sauces and jams. Fats,
eg. Butter, margarine, low-fat spreads, cooking fats and lard.
coldest
This is where foods which must be cold to keep them safe
area
should be kept:
a)
Raw and uncooked foods should always be wrapped.
b)
Pre-cooked chilled foods, eg. Ready meals, meat pies, soft
cheeses.
c)
Pre-cooked meats eg. Ham,
d)
Prepared salads(including pre-packed mixed green salads, rice,
potato salad etc).
e)
Desserts, eg. Fromage frais, home-prepared food and leftovers
or cream cakes.
notes:
Always wrap and store raw meat, poultry and sh on the lowest shelf at
the bottom of the fridge. If so, can not put too long. This will stop them
dripping onto, or touching other foods.
Do not store in ammable gasses or liquids in the fridge.
recommended storage periods
For recommended food storage time, refer to the information given on
your food packaging.
defrosting
When the refrigerator working for a period of time ,the inner surface of
the chilled room will be covered with a layer of white frost. It may raise
the electricity consumption and lessen the e ect of refrigeration.Then
you should do frost re-movement at once.
After defrosting ,clear away defrosting water in water pan as soon as
possible.