POINTS TO REMEMBER
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 temperature.
• 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 fac-
tory 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 vac-
uum 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 perishable
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 pre-
pared with a dense sauce, in a vacuum pack or in
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other low-oxygen content environments.
• Do not defrost food in boiling water or using other
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 products. 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 MAGIC VAC
®
bags, containers and
accessories.
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Given the constant technological progress being made in this sector, FLAEM NUOVA reserves the right to make
technical and functional changes to the product without prior notice.
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