Food Care - Fisher & Paykel COOLDRAWER RB9064S1 User Manual

For best food care
Store only high quality, fresh food in your CoolDrawer™.
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Store perishable foods in the CoolDrawer™ immediately after purchase. Storing at room
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temperature increases the rate of deterioration and can allow harmful microbial growth.
Foods such as meat, poultry and seafood should be well wrapped or sealed in suitable
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packaging to prevent dehydration, color deterioration, loss of flavor, and transfer of odor.
Note: We recommend storing these foods on the bottom shelf of your CoolDrawer™ or
in one of the bins to prevent potential spills and cross contamination with other
foods.
Ensure hot foods and beverages are cooled sufficiently before placing them into the
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CoolDrawer™. Hot items may cause other foods to warm to unsafe temperatures. It may
also cause sealed items to sweat/condensate which is undesirable.
Beverages are best stored standing upright in the door shelves or on the bottle
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racks provided.
Ensure raw and cooked foods are stored separately to avoid cross contamination.
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Consume food items within the recommended storage times. Discard foods that show
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sign of spoilage.
Keep door openings to a minimum to maintain optimum storage temperatures inside
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your appliance.
We recommend using 'fast freeze' when you are adding food items to your
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CoolDrawer™, such as after grocery shopping. This feature will ensure the food is
chilled/frozen within the shortest period of time, locking in the freshness and extending
the shelf life of your food.
Storing at temperatures other than settings recommended may impact the storage life.
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For common foodstuffs, factory default setting (mid-mid) provides the optimum setting
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for foodcare."
Items stored in fridge/chill mode
Dairy items such as butter and cheeses should be stored in the covered containers to
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minimize any transfer of odor or odor absorption with other foods.
Eggs should be stored in their carton to avoid absorption of strong odors through their
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porous shell structure.
Do not store chill sensitive items such as fruits and vegetables in a compartment when
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it is set to Chill mode. Cold temperatures may result in damage such as chill or freezing
injury.
When in freezer mode
We recommend cooling carbonated beverages only when the 'bottle chill' function
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is active.
Note: Do not store carbonated drinks without this function in the freezer, failure
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to remove beverages could lead to freezing liquid and the likelihood of
bottle/can explosion.
Ensure air is removed from packaging to avoid large formation of ice crystals and
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prevent freezer burn.
To maintain freshness and quality we recommend defrosting foods in the refrigerator.
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Ensure partially or fully defrosted foods are never re-frozen — cook immediately.
Defrosting food repeatedly is not recommended. Frozen foods that will be used
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regularly should be stored in smaller quantities.
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