vegetables. Water leaking from meat
may contaminate other products in
the refrigerator. You should package
meat products and clean any
leakages on the shelves.
• Do not put food in front of the air flow
passage.
• Consume packaged foods before the
recommended expiry date.
NOTE: Potatoes, onions and garlic
should not be stored in the
refrigerator.
• For normal working conditions, it will be
sufficient to adjust the temperature
setting of your refrigerator to +4 °C.
• The temperature of the fridge
compartment should be in the range of
0-8 °C, fresh foods below 0 °C are iced
and rotted, bacterial load increases
above 8 °C, and spoils.
• Do not put hot food in the refrigerator
immediately, wait for the temperature
to pass outside. Hot foods increase the
degree of your refrigerator and cause
food poisoning and unnecessary spoiling
of the food.
• Meat, fish, etc. should be store in the
chiller compartment of the food, and the
vegetable compartment is preferred for
vegetables. (if available)
• To prevent cross contamination, meat
products and fruit vegetables are not
stored together.
• Foods should be placed in the
refrigerator in closed containers or
covered to prevent moisture and odors.
The table below is a quick guide to show
you the most efficient way to store the
major food groups in your refrigerator
compartment.
Maximum
Food
storage time
Vegetables
1 week
and fruits
Meat and
2 - 3 days
fish
How and where to
store
Vegetable bin
Wrap in plastic foil,
bags, or in a meat
container and store
on the glass shelf
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Maximum
Food
storage time
Fresh
3 - 4 days
cheese
Butter and
1 week
margarine
Bottled
Until the
products
expiry date
e.g. milk
recommended
and
by the
yoghurt
producer
Eggs
1 month
Cooked
2 days
food
4.2 Freezer Compartment
For normal operating conditions, set
the temperature of the freezer
compartment to -18 or -20
• The freezer is used for storing frozen
food, freezing fresh food, and making
ice cubes.
• For freezing fresh food; wrap and seal
fresh food properly, that is the
packaging should be air tight and
shouldn't leak. Special freezer bags,
aluminum foil polythene bags and
plastic containers are ideal.
• Do not store fresh food next to frozen
food as it can thaw the frozen food.
• Before freezing fresh food, divide it
into portions that can be consumed
in one sitting.
• Consume thawed frozen food within
a short period of time after defrosting
•
Never place warm food in the
freezer compartment as it will thaw
the frozen food.
Always follow the manufacturer's
•
instructions on food packaging
when storing frozen food. If no
information is provided food, should
not be stored for more than 3
months from the date of purchase.
• When purchasing frozen food, make
sure that it has been stored under
appropriate conditions and that the
packaging is not damaged.
How and where to
store
On the designated
door shelf
On the designated
door shelf
On the designated
door shelf
On the designated
egg shelf
All shelves
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