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7 Storing food
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Storing food
7.1
How to arrange food in the appliance
The example arrangement (from top to bottom) shows the zones and areas in the appli-
ance that are generally suitable for certain food and food items.
On the glass shelves:
▪ Bakery products
▪ Ready meals
▪ Dairy products
▪ Meat, sausages and fish
In the vegetable drawer:
▪ Vegetables, fruit and salad
In the door trays:
▪ Butter and cheese
▪ Tubes and eggs
▪ Small tins
▪ Smaller bottles and Tetra Pak containers
▪ Large bottles (up to max. 1.5 litres)
In the freezer compartment:
▪ Freeze and store food, make ice
7.2
Shelf life of food
▸ High-protein and high-fat foods are delicate/perishable and have a relatively short
storage life.
▸ Observe best-before and use-by dates.
▸ Produce can generally be stored for longer at low temperature settings. A temperature
of 5 °C in the refrigerator compartment and -18 °C in the freezer compartment
provide a balanced setting in terms of food quality and energy consumption – ideal if
storing a large variety of products.
7.3
Packaging and containers
▸ Wrap or cover food in the refrigerator compartment to prevent it from drying out and
flavours from transferring.
▸ Transfer the contents of opened tins to sealable containers.
▸ Store raw meat and fish in suitable containers in the refrigerator, so that they do not
come into contact with or drip onto other food.
▸ Store food in the freezer compartment in suitable packaging. Depending on the
product, this may be freezer bags, aluminium foil or plastic boxes. Pack the food as
airtight as possible to prevent freezer burn.
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