### Use of a fridge-freezer

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#### **Do not wait until the freezer door does not close to defrost!**

- Do it regularly.
- Make sure your appliance is working properly.
- Save money.
- A layer of 3mm ice consumes 30% more energy.

#### **Do not take as much time to choose your dish!**

- Do not let in the hot air.
- Your device will need to consume energy to get back to the right temperature and compensate for this incoming heat.

#### **Do not store hot food in the fridge!**

- After putting them in an airtight container, let them cool down before putting them in the refrigerator.
- If you put them while still warm in the fridge, your device will need more energy to cool them down.
- This heat will generate humidity in the device.
- On the contrary, defrost your food in the refrigerator.
- Your appliance will this benefit from this cooler temperature.

#### **Do not store older foods in the bottom!**

- Make a habit of placing the food from the previous week, in front of those bought the same day!
- Fight against waste of food, because, by putting them always in the back, you will end up throwing them away.

#### **Do not store yogurts and eggs with their original packaging, in the refrigerator!**

- Remove overpacks, plastic boxes and cartons.
- They insulate your products from the cold and take up space.
- Simplify the task of your refrigerator!

#### **Do not leave leftover dishes open!**

- Keep the leftover cooked dishes in airtight containers.
- Keep under vacuum meats, cheeses and other food items that could dry on contact with air.
- Extend their life to the maximum.
- Avoid the proliferation of bad smells and bacteria.

#### **Do not store in the refrigerator foods that do not need to be kept cool!**

- Potatoes, tomatoes, onions, melons, avocados,
- Garlic, mustard (in glass jar),
- Bananas, plums, apricots, kiwis, honey, etc.

#### **Clean the inside of your fridge-freezer thoroughly once a month!**

- Keep a good hygiene inside.
- Use specific cleaners to take care of food residues inside refrigerator-freezers.
- Eliminate bacteria that escape from fresh produce.