The Safety of Blast Freezers
Blast freezers are quick-freeze coolers that produce high-quality frozen food. It’s a popular method of freezing food in industrial kitchens.
Are you looking for a way to store your food in a safe environment? Blast freezing allows you to freeze and store food, providing your customers with a higher-quality product.
What Is a Blast Freezer?
Blast freezers, also referred to as shock freezers or blast chillers, are a type of freezer that rapidly lowers the temperature of any food or fresh produce inside, freezing it much faster than other freezing methods.
The process used for this chiller is called blast freezing because of how quickly the food freezes. Blast chillers are popular in the frozen food industry and commercial kitchens because they produce high volumes of frozen food. This process quickly freezes food to optimize efficiency and profitability for frozen-food providers.
Benefits of Flash Freezing
Blast freezing, also known as flash freezing, is an effective way of freezing food for several reasons.
Less Damaged Product
The longer a freezing process takes, the larger the ice crystals on the food product are. Large ice crystals damage materials and packaging by breaking seals and causing cells to burst. Companies can't sell damaged food; they throw away a lot of product when larger ice crystals puncture the packaging.
Blast freezing creates tiny ice crystals, so it preserves food at a higher quality than other freezing methods and reduces waste by producing less damaged products.
Nutrient Retention
According to the Mayo Clinic, frozen food is just as nutrient-dense as fresh food—if it's flash-frozen. Studies show that flash-frozen fruits and vegetables retain nutrients better than fresh produce.
The blast freezing process involves picking produce, blanching it in hot water, and quickly freezing it. As fresh produce sits on shelves, it loses its nutrients over time. Flash-frozen fruits and vegetables are picked and frozen while they're in season, when they're richest in nutrients.
Less Food Waste
People waste nearly 1400 million tons of fresh fruits and vegetables every year. Buying frozen food keeps fresh produce from being wasted and helps decrease this number.
When you don't use all your fresh produce, it spoils and becomes inedible, so you throw it away. Flash-frozen food doesn't go bad—ever! Consumers also save money by purchasing frozen food because they don't have to repurchase fresh produce every week.
Are Blast Freezers Safe?
Blast freezers are one of the safest ways to freeze food. Because this process quickly freezes food, bacteria don't have time to multiply, so the food is free of bacteria and germs. Many other freezing methods take longer than 24 hours.
These freezers are an excellent choice for your frozen food processing because it's quick, efficient, and free from bacteria.
Where Does Flash Freezing Take Place?
FW Logistics takes care of all your blast freezing needs. If your company focuses on providing high-quality food and beverages to your customers, you need a blast freezer. We offer a wide range of blast freezing equipment, so you only purchase what you need for your business size.
Contact us today to learn more about our food-freezing methods and how we can help your food and beverage business.
