Food Storage Recommendations - Nordmende RF4DVRIXA+ Instruction Booklet

13. Vacuum bag technology helps maintain the freshness of the food under proper storage
conditions. Vacuuming should be done for the freshest foods possible. Besides defective
foods and food residues should not be vacuumed.
14. Do not use vacuum bags in microwave or oven.
15. It is recommended to store granulated foods (semolina, bulgur, flour etc.) without
vacuuming. If some foods in granular form are to be vacuumed, it is recommended that
they should be covered by paper towels or filter paper.
16. It is recommended that wet-surfaced foods as hamburger patties or pancakes which can
be possible stick together should not be vacuuming without placing greaseproof between
them.
17. Before vacuuming soup, casserole or succulent foods, they should be frozen in an
unbreakable container then put into the bag. After that they should be stored in freezer
compartments.
18. When it is desired to vacuum the large volume foods and the vacuum process is not
completed, it is recommended to repeat the process by leaving a gap at the bottom and
side edges of the bag.

Food Storage Recommendations

Recommendations to be taken into consideration for the storage of foods after the vacuuming
process is finished are stated below.
1. Before vacuum sealing, it's necessary to clean your hands, and all utensils and surfaces
to be used for cutting and vacuum sealing foods.
2. If perishable foods have been heated, defrosted or unrefrigerated, consume them
immediately. Refrigerate or freeze the perishable foods immediately, if you have vacuum-
sealed them, and do not leave them sitting at room temperature.
3. Storage of food stored in a vacuum bag or in low oxygen environments (anaerobic
environments) over a few hours outside the refrigerator (in room conditions, etc.) is
inconvenient for food consumption.
4. Two different food groups should not be vacuumed at the same time in the vacuum bag.
Otherwise, there may be cross contamination between foods.
5. It is advisable to vacuum the water-releasing food after it is frozen.
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