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Storing food in the refrigerator compartment
The fridge compartment helps to extend the storage times of fresh perishable foods.
Fresh food care for best results:
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Store foods that are very fresh and of good quality.
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Ensure that food is well wrapped or covered before it is stored. This will prevent food from dehydrating,
deteriorating in colour or losing taste and will help maintain freshness. It will also prevent odour transfer.
Vegetables and fruit need not be wrapped if they are stored in the vegetable container of the fridge
compartment.
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Make sure that strong smelling foods are wrapped or covered and stored away from foods such as butter,
milk and cream which can be tainted by strong odours.
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Cool hot foods down before placing them in the fridge compartment.
Dairy foods and eggs
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Most pre-packed dairy foods have a recommended 'use by /best before/best by/' date stamped on them.
Store them in the fridge compartment and use within the recommended time.
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Butter can become tainted by strong smelling foods so it is best stored in a sealed container.
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Eggs should be stored in the fridge compartment.
Red meat
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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 juice lost from the raw meat from
contaminating the cooked product.
Poultry
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Fresh whole birds should be rinsed inside and out with cold running water, dried and placed on a plate.
Cover loosely with plastic wrap or foil.
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Poultry pieces should also be stored this way. Whole poultry should never be stuffed until just before
cooking, otherwise food poisoning may result.
Fish and seafood
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Whole fish and fillets should be used on the day of purchase. Until required, refrigerate on a plate loosely
covered with plastic wrap, waxed paper or foil.
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If storing overnight or longer, take particular care to select very fresh fish. Whole fish 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.
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Keep shellfish chilled at all times. Use within 1-2 days.
Precooked foods and leftovers
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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.
Vegetable container
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The vegetable container is the optimum storage location for fresh fruit and vegetables.
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Take care not to store the following at temperatures of less than 7°C for long periods: Citrus fruit, melons,
pineapple, papaya, passion fruit, cucumber, peppers, tomatoes.
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Undesirable changes will occur at low temperatures such as softening of the flesh, browning and/or
accelerated decaying.
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Do not refrigerate avocados (until they are ripe), bananas and mangoes.
Food
Butter, cheese
Eggs
Fruit, vegetables, salad
Meat, sausage, cheese, milk
Dairy products, canned food, cans
Drinks, bottles, tubes
Location
Upper door rack
Door rack
Crisper
Lower area (lowest shelf / crisper cover)
/ crisper cover)
Upper area or door rack
Door rack
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