·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.
·Cool hot foods down before placing them in the
fridge compartment.
Dairy foods and eggs
·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.
·Butter can become tainted by strong smelling foods
so it is best stored in a sealed container.
·Eggs should be stored in the fridge compartment.
Red meat
·Place fresh red meat on a plate and loosely cover
with waxed paper, plastic wrap or foil.
·Store cooked and raw meat on separate plates. This
will prevent any juice lost from the raw meat from
contaminating the cooked product.
Poultry
·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.
·Poultry pieces should also be stored this way. Whole
poultry should never be stuffed until just before cook-
ing, otherwise food poisoning may result.
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