The blast chiller as it is known in the HoReCa industry, is the very helpful equipment in any professional kitchen if you want to comply with
the quality and hygiene standards of the products served in your restaurant. What makes this equipment very useful is that on the one hand it ensures the preservation of a large amount of food, on the other hand it ensures a long storage time, compared to the classic refrigerator, which only guarantees a preservation of a few days. Both the refrigerator and the normal freezer operate a slow cooling on the stored food, while the blast chiller operates an ultra-fast shock cooling, keeping intact all the nutritional and organoleptic values ​​of the frozen food.

How the blast chiller works?

Gastronomic containers or trays with cooked (hot) food are placed in the blast chiller where the temperature is suddenly lowered by activating a very strong internal fan. The blast chillers incorporates both the function of cooling and freezing food. Let's get acquainted and know in more detail the most important functions of the blast chiller and how they operate.

Shock cooling occurs from elevated temperatures of +90 ° C at the GN trays inside the blast chiller, to a safe food temperature of +3 ° C, in a time that complies with all HACCP hygiene standards. This type of rapid cooling helps maintain the quality, nutrients, colors and smells of stored food and helps reduce the proliferation of bacteria.

Shock freezing occurs from temperatures of + 90 ° C to negative temperatures of -18 ° C in an ultra-fast time interval. The strong freezing system and the air with temperatures down to -40 ° C introduced inside the machine in a record time lead to a rapid decrease of the food temperature down to -18 ° C. This type of freezing prevents the formation of large ice crystals (macro-crystals) that can damage the internal structure of food.
Ultra-fast freezing favors the formation of very small crystals (micro-crystals) in large numbers, keeping intact the original organoleptic characteristics of foods such as: aroma, vigor, color, smell, texture and their nutritional properties. Decreasing the cooling / freezing time undoubtedly contributes to minimizing losses by evaporation encountered in a slow, normal cooling process.

The advantages using a blast chillers

Certainly the quality of the products served in your restaurant or place occupies the leading place in customer requirements and this is essential to check in the short and long term strategy of any operator in the Horeca industry. The efficiency of cooking processes and the protection of food against the development of microorganisms and bacteria are constantly being improved.

Manufacturers of blast chillers have demonstrated with scientific evidence that the rate of inactivation of microorganisms (bacteria, molds) in frozen foods and foods using a blast chiller is negligible to non-existent in order to obtain safe food for consumption. At the same time, the reduction of nutritional losses is ensured, through the superior recovery of the raw materials.

Safety and hygiene at the compliant parameters

The use of a blast chiller reduces almost completely the risk of infestation of unwanted food bacteria by providing hygiene safety and compliance with all standards in accordance with European HACCP regulations on the marketing of safe food. Designed to fit the needs of any professional kitchen, the blast chiller is made entirely of high-quality stainless steel, both the inner and outer casing, this being the most resistant material to the multiplication of unwanted bacteria and microorganisms.

Reduce losses and increase productivity

The danger of food degradation due to improper storage conditions can be substantially reduced by improving the organization of workload, by shortening the production process, preparing food in advance, so you can expand the range of products and avoid food waste.

The impact of a blast chiller on the efficiency and profitability of the units that carry out food activities is a major one, that is why HoReCa specialists constantly invest in perfecting and increasing the efficiency of these equipments so necessary for your business.

If you want to benefit from the immeasurable advantages with which these equipment come in help of your business, the specialists of Topk Utilaje Alimentare are waiting for you in our showroom in Bd. Biruintei, no. 49, Pantelimon, Ilfov County, for guidance in choosing the right model.

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