Do's And Don'ts - Blomberg KGM 9681 User Manual

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Do's and Don'ts

Do- Clean your appliance regularly (See
"Cleaning and Care")
Do- Keep raw meat and poultry below
cooked food and dairy products.
Do- Take off any unusable leaves on
vegetables and wipe off any soil.
Do- Leave lettuce, cabbage, parsley and
cauliflower on the stem.
Do- 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
compartment an hour before eating.
Do- Wrap raw meat and poultry loosely
in polythene or aluminium foil. This
prevents drying.
Do- Wrap fish and offal in polythene
bags.
Do- Wrap food which have a strong
odour or can dry out in polythene
bags, aluminium foil or place in an
airtight container.
Do- Wrap bread well to keep it fresh.
Do- Chill white wines, beer, lager and
mineral water before serving.
Do- Check contents of the freezer every
so often.
Do- Keep food for as short a time
as possible and adhere to "Best
Before", "Use by" etc. dates.
Do- Store commercially frozen food in
accordance with the instructions
given on the packets that you buy.
Do- Always choose high quality fresh
food and be sure it is thoroughly
clean before you freeze it.
Do- Prepare fresh food for freezing
in small portions to ensure rapid
freezing.
Do- Wrap all food in aluminium foil or
freezer quality polythene bags and
make sure any air is excluded.
Do- Wrap frozen food when you buy it
and put it in to the freezer as soon
as possible.
Do- Defrost food in the fridge
compartment.
Do- Remove ice cream from the freezer
10-20 minutes before serving.
Don't- Store bananas in your fridge
compartment.
Don't- Store melon in your fridge. It can
be chilled for short periods as long
as it is wrapped to avoid it flavouring
other food.
Don't- Store poisonous or any
dangerous substances in your
appliance. It has been designed for
the storage of edible foodstuffs only.
Don't- Consume food which has been
stored for an excessive time in the
fridge.
Don't- Store cooked and fresh food
together in the same container. They
should be packaged and stored
seperately.
Don't- Let defrosting food or food juices
drip onto food.
Don't- Leave the door open for long
periods as this will make the
appliance more costly to run and
cause excessive ice formation.
Don't- Put hot food into the appliance.
Let it cool down first.
Don't- Put liquid-filled bottles or sealed
cans containing carbonated liquids
into the freezer as they may burst.
Don't- Exceed the maximum freezing
loads (5 kg in any 24 hours) when
freezing fresh food.
Don't- Give children ice-cream and water
ices direct from the freezer. The low
temperature may cause 'freezer
burns' on lips.
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