Tips For Keeping Food Perfect In The Fridge; Where To Store Your Foods In The Fridge - Electrolux EUM0500SB User Manual

Tips for keeping food perfect in the Fridge

Take extra care with meat and fish
Cooked meats should always be stored on a shelf above raw meats to avoid bacterial
transfer. Keep raw meats on a plate which is large enough to collect juices and cover it
with cling film or foil.
Leave space around food
This allows cold air to circulate around the Fridge, ensuring all parts of the Fridge are kept
cool.
Wrap up food!
To prevent transfer of flavors and drying out, food should be separately packed or covered.
Fruit and vegetables need not be wrapped.
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 area
This is where to store foods which will keep longer if they are kept 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 area
This is where foods which must be cold to keep them safe should be kept:
·Raw and uncooked foods should always be wrapped.
·Pre-cooked chilled foods, eg. Ready meals, meat pies, soft cheeses.
·Pre-cooked meats eg. Ham,
·Prepared salads(including pre-packed mixed green salads, rice, potato salad etc).
·Desserts, eg. Fromage frais, home-prepared food and leftovers or cream cakes.
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