Points To Remember - Berkel MINIVAC Manuel D'instructions

In order to optimise the preservation of foods and
ensure perfect hygiene, a number of important rules
must be followed:
• Make sure you wash your hands thoroughly and
clean all the implements and surfaces you will be
using to cut and vacuum pack the food.
• If possible, wear gloves when handling the food.
• Once perishable food has been packed, place it
in the fridge or freeze it immediately, maintaining
a constant fridge or freezer temperature. Do not
leave the food for a long time at room tempera-
ture.
• Place the containers of vacuum packed food care-
fully in the fridge or freezer so that the food will
cool rapidly to a low temperature.
• After opening tinned food or food that has been
factory vacuum packed, it can be vacuum packed
again. Follow the instructions to cool the food
after opening and put it away as soon as it has
been vacuum packed.
• Pre-packed foods must in any case be consumed
by the use-by date shown on the original package.
• Once you have warmed up or defrosted perish-
able food, it must be eaten. Do not eat perishable
food if it has been left at room temperature for
many hours. This is especially important if the
food has been prepared with a dense sauce, in
a vacuum pack or in other low-oxygen content
environments.
• Do not defrost food in boiling water or using other
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heat sources, unless the food in question is liquid
(soups, juices, etc.).
• Vacuum packing extends the life of dried food.
Food which has a high fat content becomes rancid
due to oxygen and heat. Vacuum packing extends
the life of food like nuts, coconuts, or cereal prod-
ucts. Store in a cool, dark place.
• Vacuum packing will not extend the life of fruit
and vegetables such as bananas, apples, potatoes
and several vegetables, unless it has been peeled
prior to vacuum packing.
• Soft foods and food with a delicate structure (like
fish, berries, etc.) must be pre-frozen for one night
before they can be vacuum packed and placed in
the freezer.
• Vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage
give off gas when they are vacuum packed fresh
for storage in the freezer. To prepare these foods
for vacuum packing, heat and freeze them.
• To ensure correct and safe vacuum packing,
use only original bags, containers and acces-
sories.
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