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Storing food in your freezer
Precooked foods and leftovers
Ensure cooked food are stored in suitable covered containers and away from raw frozenfoods.
Not all foods are suitable for freezing; some separate on defrosting such as cooked egg whites,
custards and cream fillings, meringue toppings, milk porridges, gelatine or jelly-like dishes and
salad dressings.
Red meats, poultry and game
We recommend selecting lean meats as opposed to fatty meats. These have a lower fat content,
freeze much better and can be stored longer.
– When packaging meats (chops, steaks, cutlets) separate with sheets of plastic freezer film,
then package all together. This prevents the meats forming into a solid block on freezing.
Ensure stuffing is removed from poultry prior to freezing. Whole poultry or poultry pieces should
only be stuffed right before cooking. Preparation in advance may result in food poisoning.
Fish and seafood
Ensure whole fish are rinsed inside and out with cold running water to remove loose scales and
dirt, then dried and packaged before storing in the freezer.
– Seal the whole fish or fillets well to prevent transfer of odours and flavours to other foods.
Fruit
Choose high quality, mature, and ready to eat fruits. Only select fruit varieties recommended
forfreezing.
Avoid purchasing unripe or over-ripe fruits.
Most packaged fruits can be stored for 8–12 months.
– Fruits packed in syrup are ideal for desserts, while fruits packed without sugar are better used
for cooking.
Vegetables
Not all vegetables are suitable for freezing eg lettuce, radishes, and onions. Only select mature
and ready-to-eat vegetables recommended for freezing.
Ensure vegetables are sorted and damaged parts are discarded.
We recommend blanching vegetables before freezing. This technique inhibits vegetable
enzymes and helps preserve the colour, flavour and nutritional value of the vegetables without
chemical or physical damages.
– To blanch, boil vegetables in boiling water for 2–4minutes, remove and cool quickly in ice-
cold water. Drain well then package.
– Do not season blanched vegetables before freezing, only lightly season after cooking. If
seasoned beforehand the flavour can intensify on freezing more than what is expected.
Beverages
We recommended cooling carbonated beverages only when the ‘Bottle Chill’ function is active.
Do not store carbonated drinks without this function in the freezer, failure to remove beverages
could lead to freezing liquid and the likelihood of bottle/can explosion.
Ice cubes (for non-Ice & Water models)
Ensure ice trays are only filled ¾ of the way. This allows enough room for water to expand
onfreezing.
– Leftover gravy can be made into gravy cubes for next cooking use. To make, fill ice trays
¾ of the way with is sufficiently cooled gravy mixture then freeze.
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