Note when storing food in the refrigerator

The food has already been defrosted and should not be put back in the freezer, easily contaminated. Smelly dishes should be wrapped in foil or stored in a separate box to avoid odors.

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Guide you to store food in a safe refrigerator

Refrigerators have now become a familiar household item in families. On New Year, the refrigerator became more effective. However, not everyone knows how to keep food in the refrigerator so that it is safe and still retains adequate nutrition.

Here are the things to keep in mind when storing food in the refrigerator, as recommended by the Department of Food Safety and Hygiene:

1. Food that has been removed from the freezer compartment must be used . Defrosted and re-added to the freezer compartment is one of the leading causes of food poisoning.
2. New food in the freezer compartment should be left inside. Old food, bought from before, should be put out to be used first. Label, date on food to avoid food expiry.
3. Even in the refrigerator, food still needs to be stored in a sealed container , not only because of the ingredients, but also because of the quality to prevent this food from smelling other dishes.
4. Some foods like cheese, fish, dried . should be covered with foil . Note the same with some smelly vegetables like jackfruit, pineapple onions .
5. Fruit should not be too close to each other in the refrigerator to avoid an early ripening of fruit to spread to other fruits.
6. The most cold part in the refrigerator compartment is the glass surface of the vegetable compartment, which is the lowest temperature. Therefore, this is also a suitable place for perishable foods like meat and fish. The closest to the freezer section is the place for dishes that need only "cool" temperatures like yogurt, pastries.
7. The bottom drawer is an area reserved for vegetables. Should remove the unnecessary green leaves of many vegetables, such as carrots, radish, kohlrabi . before putting in this compartment.Vegetables should be wrapped , especially with a spongy cloth or a small amount of plastic or a kind of plastic paper with a perforated hole.
8. The top compartment of the refrigerator door is a suitable place for dishes that need low temperatures but are not frozen like eggs, butter, and jam. The next lower compartment is a suitable place for spices and coffee provided that the food is stored in a can, container . tightly closed.
9. Do not leave food too long in the refrigerator . Many studies show that meat and fish left in the refrigerator as long as they are metamorphosed, reduce nutrient content and produce many substances harmful to users' health. The freezing and thawing process loses 1/3 of the fat dissolved in the meat, some of which are almost gone. In general, the total nutrient content after each freezing - defrosting is reduced by 20%. Only store fish meat in the refrigerator for a certain period of time and then process, not for too long.