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IMPORTANT
- Check the fridge is working efficiently and if in doubt use a thermometer
to check it. Clean it from time to time to keep germs at bay, and
eliminate dubious whiffs when you open the door!
Meat
• From
the minute you buy it, keep it wrapped and packed separately from
the rest of your shopping.
• Store
it in the fridge until you’re ready to cook it – raw or
cooked it should stay fresh for about 3 days.
• Chicken
which will only stay fresh for 1 or 2 days.
• Hamburgers
and minced meat can only be stored for up to 2 days.
• Don’t
leave meat lying around at room temperature.
• Keep
raw meat at the bottom of the fridge and separate from cooked meat.
• Check
the use-by dates where possible.
General
• Eggs
will keep fresh in the fridge for up to 20 days.
• Vegetables
(fresh) are best stored in a cool dark place and will keep for up
to a week.
• Cooked
(cooked) can be stored in the fridge for up to 4 days.
• Soups
can be stored in the fridge for up to 4 days.
• Leftovers
should be kept in the fridge and used within 2-3 days.
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