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STORING FOOD IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR COMPARTMENT
Dairy foods and eggs
Most pre-packed dairy foods have a recommended 'use by/best before/best by' date
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stamped on them. Store them in the refrigerator and use within the recommended time.
Butter can become tainted by strong smelling foods so it is best stored in a sealed
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container.
Eggs should be stored in the refrigerator. For best results, especially when baking,
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remove the eggs from the refrigerator two hours before use.
Red meat
Place fresh red meat on a plate and loosely cover with waxed paper, plastic wrap or foil.
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Store cooked and raw meat on separate plates. This will prevent any juices lost from the
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raw meat from contaminating the cooked product.
Delicatessen meats should be used within the recommended storage time.
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Poultry
Fresh whole birds should be rinsed inside and out with cold running water. Dry and
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place on a plate. Cover loosely with plastic wrap or foil.
Poultry pieces should also be stored this way. Whole poultry should never be stuffed
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until just before cooking, otherwise food poisoning may result.
Cool and refrigerate cooked poultry quickly. Remove stuffing from poultry and store
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separately.
Fish and seafood
Whole fish and fillets should be used on the day of purchase. Until required, refrigerate
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on a plate loosely covered with plastic wrap, waxed paper or foil.
If storing overnight or longer, take particular care to select very fresh fish. Whole fish
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should be rinsed in cold water to remove loose scales and dirt and then patted dry with
paper towels. Place whole fish or fillets in a sealed plastic bag.
Keep shellfish chilled at all times. Use within 1 – 2 days.
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Precooked foods and leftovers
These should be stored in suitable covered containers so that the food will not dry out.
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Keep for only 1 – 2 days.
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Reheat leftovers only once and until steaming hot.
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Fruit and vegetable bins
Although most fruit and vegetable varieties store best at low temperatures, take care
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not to store the following at temperatures of less than 7°C for long periods:
Citrus fruit, melons, eggplant, pineapple, paw paw, courgettes, passionfruit, cucumber,
peppers, tomatoes.
Undesirable changes will occur at low temperatures such as softening of the flesh,
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browning and/or accelerated decaying.
Do not refrigerate avocados (until they are ripe), bananas, mangoes or pepinos. If
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possible store fruit and vegetables separately, ie fruit in one bin and vegetables in
the other.
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