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Storage area(Middle)
This is where foods which must be cold to keep them safe should be kept. Raw and uncooked
foods should always be wrapped.
Pre-cooked chilled foods, eg. ready meal, meat pies, soft, cheese.
Pre-cooked meats eg. ham.
Prepared salads(including pre-washed chopped, pre-packed mixed green salads, rice, potato
salad etc).
Desserts, eg. fromage frais, home-prepared food and leftovers or cream cakes.
Crisper bins(Bottom)
Cleaning your fridge
This is the most humid part of the larder frideg. Vegetables,fruit, fresh salad items eg, unwashed
whole lettuce,whole tomatoes, radishes etc.
WE RECOMMEND THAT ALL PRODUCE KEPT IN THE crisper bins ARE WRAPPED.
Remove the mains plug from the wall socket, open the door and remove all the food to a cool
place.
Usea solution of lukewarm water and a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda with a soft cloth to
clean the internal cavity and dry well.
Remember to clear the defrost drain situated under the crisper drawer.
After cleaning re-insert the mains plug.
Make sure that no water enters the thermostat control box inside the fridge cavity.
Check door seals regularly to ensure they are clean and free from food particles.
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Keep raw meat and poultry below cooked food and dairy products.
Take off any unusable leaves on vegetables and wipe off any soil.
Leave lettuce, cabbage, parsley and cauliflower on the stem.
Wrap cheese firstly in greaseproof paper and then in a polythene bag, excluding as much air as
possible. For best results, take out of the fridge an hour before eating.
Wrap raw meat and poultry loosely in polythene or aluminum foil. This prevents drying.
Wrap fish and offial in polythene bags.
Wrap food with a strong odour or which may dry out, in polythene bags, or aluminum foil or
place in airtight container.
Wrap bread well to keep it fresh.
Chill white wines, beer, larger and mineral water before serving.
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