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Storage guide

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How to keep what we deliver safe and at its best, from the doorstep to the table. Where a pack gives its own instructions, follow those — they are on the label and on each product's page.

When your order arrives

  • Put frozen food in the freezer straight away, and chilled food in the fridge.
  • If a frozen item arrives soft or thawed, do not refreeze it — contact us with your order number.

Frozen food

  • Keep your freezer at −18 °C (0 °F) or colder.
  • Thaw in the fridge, or in cold water in a sealed bag — not on the counter. Many breads and snacks cook straight from frozen; the pack says which.
  • Cook thawed raw fish and seafood within a day or two, and do not refreeze it raw. Once cooked, it can go back in the freezer.

Chilled food

  • Keep your fridge at 4 °C (40 °F) or colder.
  • Use it by the date on the pack, and once opened, within the time the label gives.

Pantry food

  • Store in a cool, dry place, out of direct sunlight.
  • Reseal it, or tip it into an airtight container, once opened. Pickles, sauces and some pastes go in the fridge after opening — the label says when.