After long holidays, many families often bring many foods from their hometowns to the city to stockpile and eat gradually. However, preserving clean food sources needs to ensure the correct process will help food not spoil quickly or be cross-infected. Accordingly, housewives need to pay attention to the steps of preliminary processing and sorting to help keep food fresh, avoid waste and ensure the health of the family.
Divide food into separate boxes, labeled
These are important steps to help preserve food in the most optimal way. Instead of putting food in plastic bags, divide food into specialized containers. Dividing the containers separately will help ensure that the refrigerator space is always clean, without causing odors or cross-contamination.
Especially with meat and fish, divide according to the amount each meal will help avoid losing time defrosting and then refreezing many times. Housewives should also not forget to write down the date of starting to store food on the box lid to prioritize preparing short-term dishes in advance.
Proper preliminary processing
Food in the countryside often sticks to a lot of mud, so cleaning is mandatory. Green vegetables need to remove wilted leaves and let them drain thoroughly before wrapping them tightly. For food such as fish or meat, seafood, it is necessary to wipe with clean paper, do not wash with water before freezing because it is very easy to cause bacteria to spread to the surrounding surface.
For cooked food, it is necessary to wait for it to cool completely before putting it in the box. The reason is that when the food is still hot and placed in a sealed box, it will condense water vapor as well as create an environment for mold to grow. A little meticulousness in the preliminary processing step will help housewives easily preserve food as well as ensure the flavor is always fresh and delicious.
Refrigerator temperature control
When the refrigerator contains a lot of food, the ability of cold air to circulate will decrease. Housewives need to adjust the temperature of the refrigerator compartment and freezer compartment to be suitable so that they can store food in the best way.
Food arrangement rules are also quite important, such as placing raw meat and fish in a separate compartment, and cooked food in another compartment. Absolutely do not arrange food containers too tightly together, but create small spaces for cold air to creep into each corner, helping to freeze effectively.
