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Snap Freezing

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Snap freezing, also called cook chill or blast freezing, is the process of rapidly cooling a food or other substance for the purpose of preservation. It is used across both the culinary and scientific industries wherever fast, deep cooling is needed to protect a product before storage or further processing.

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