Food Care - Fisher & Paykel COOLDRAWER RB36S User Manual

For best food care
Store only high quality, fresh food in your CoolDrawer™.
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Store perishable foods in the CoolDrawer™ immediately after purchase. Storing at room
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temperature increases the rate of deterioration and can allow harmful microbial growth.
Foods such as meat, poultry and seafood should be well wrapped or sealed in suitable
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packaging to prevent dehydration, color deterioration, loss of flavor, and transfer of odor.
– We recommend storing these foods on the bottom shelf of your CoolDrawer™ or in
one of the bins to prevent potential spills and cross contamination with other foods.
Ensure hot foods and beverages are cooled sufficiently before placing them into the
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CoolDrawer™. Hot items may cause other foods to warm to unsafe temperatures. It may
also cause sealed items to sweat/condensate which is undesirable.
Beverages are best stored standing upright in the door shelves or on the bottle
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racks provided.
Ensure raw and cooked foods are stored separately to avoid cross contamination.
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Consume food items within the recommended storage times. Discard foods that show
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sign of spoilage.
Keep door openings to a minimum to maintain optimum storage temperatures inside
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your appliance.
We recommend using 'fast freeze' when you are adding food items to your
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CoolDrawer™, such as after grocery shopping. This feature will ensure the food is
chilled/frozen within the shortest period of time, locking in the freshness and extending
the shelf life of your food.
Items stored in your CoolDrawer™
When in 'fridge' or 'chill' mode
Dairy items such as butter and cheeses should be stored in the covered containers to
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minimize any transfer of odor or odor absorption with other foods.
Eggs should be stored in their carton to avoid absorption of strong odors through their
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porous shell structure.
When in 'freezer' mode
We recommend cooling carbonated beverages only when the 'bottle chill' function
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is active.
– Do not store carbonated drinks without this function in the freezer, failure
to remove beverages could lead to freezing liquid and the likelihood of
bottle/can explosion.
Ensure air is removed from packaging to avoid large formation of ice crystals and
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prevent freezer burn.
To maintain freshness and quality we recommend defrosting foods in the refrigerator.
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Ensure partially or fully defrosted foods are never re-frozen — cook immediately.

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