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CHAPTER -3: USING YOUR FRIDGE FREEZER
Guidelines for Food Safety
Recommendations for food safety are listed below.
1. Chemical reactions in the food to air, temperature, moisture as well as enzyme actions, growth of microorganisms
or contamination from insects will cause food spoilage.
2. One of the reasons for the food to lose its nutritional value and freshness is oxygen in the air. Whilst food is not
protected by moisture-proof packagings, it is possible for air to encourage the growth of many micro-organisms.
The rate of growth depends on the internal and external humidification of the food.
3. Clostridium botulinum is one of the species that can grow in an anaerobic environment. Conditions for growth are
foods lacking acid, low oxygen environment.
4. Frozen, dried, high in acid, salt or sugar foods are resistant to botulinum. Non-acidic foods which include meat,
seafood, lye-cured olives, poultry, fish, eggs and mushrooms; low-acid foods which are mostly vegetables;
medium-acid foods include overripe tomatoes, onions, chili peppers, figs and cucumbers are prone to being
infected by botulinum.
5. Foods most susceptible to botulinum should be refrigerated for short term and frozen for long-term storage, and
consumed immediately after heating.
6. Since the micro-organisms can grow in a low oxygen environment, foods should be stored at low temperatures to
avoid spoilage.
7. It is recommended that you store your deli produce and dried fruits in the chiller compartment.
Accessories
The Icematic (In some models)
• Pull the lever towards you and remove the ice maker tray
• Fill with water to the marked level
• Hold the left end of the lever and set the ice-tray on the icebox
• When ice cubes have formed, twist the lever to drop the ice cubes into the icebox.
Note:
Do not fill the icebox with water in order to make ice. It can be broken.
The movement of the ice maker may be difficult while the refrigerator is running. In such a case
should be cleaned by removing the glass shelves.
Vegetable Bowl and Chiller (Breakfast)
Chiller / Breakfast
This compartment can be used as a chiller compartment, where food
can be kept at 0°C. Frozen food can be kept in this compartment to
defrost. Meat and/or clean fish (in plastic bags or packets), which will be
consumed within 1 to 2 days, can also be stored here.
Water freezes at 0°C, but food containing salt or sugar freezes at
colder temperatures.
Do not put food to be frozen or iceboxes in this compartment.
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Chiller / Breakfast
Crispers
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