Glen Dimplex Home Appliances Ltd BE815 Manual De Usuario

Do- Clean and defrost your appliance regularly (See "Defrosting") 

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- Use pointed sharp edged objects such as knives, forks to remove the ice. 

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 (4 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. 

Don't- Freeze fizzy drinks. 

Don't- Try to keep frozen food which has thawed, it should be eaten within 

24 hours or cooked and refrozen. 

Don't- Remove items from the freezer with wet hands. 

Don't- Close the freezer door before placing the compartment cover in its place. 

Don't- Leave frozen food at room temperature to thaw; the best way to defrost 

food is to put it in the fridge to thaw slowly. Make sure you avoid defrosting 

food or food juices drip onto other food. 

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