Don’t Just Freeze It, Blast It!

Blast freezing is the way modern production facilities freeze and preserve significant volumes of product, making them safer to consume even months afterward. This technology allows food manufacturers to bypass the crystallization process of traditional freezing, and get product temperatures cold, without losing quality. This is also a terrific way to minimize spoilage troubles.

The Science Behind Blast Freezing

Blast freezing started in 1929 thanks to the innovative efforts of Clarence Birdseye, who discovered how to blast or flash freeze meat rapidly.

He learned the secret to this by watching the way fish in frigid waters would freeze exceptionally fast, but once they thawed, they still maintained their malleable texture. The reason it works that way is because blast freezing doesn’t allow ice crystals enough time to form (as they would during slow freezing).

This means that those same crystals won’t melt (upon thawing) and affect flesh texture. With traditional freezing (especially with wet ice), you always have that problem, which is a substantial hindrance to product shelf life.

How cold do you have to get it to “blast” freeze products?

Modern blast freezers can freeze products down to -10 or -20 degrees Fahrenheit, giving them the chance to last several months to a year. By doing so, it ensures product quality even in the summer or during long transit routes. It works even better when you equip your transportation trucks with reliable refrigeration units for comprehensive product preservation.

The blast freezing method has become a reliable procedure for food and beverage plants all throughout the U.S. In 2020, American companies blast froze and distributed almost 5 billion pounds of product.

If you’d like to explore this topic in further detail, then one of our representatives can show you every operational aspect. This includes how to optimize airflow, load products into blast freezers, monitor temperatures and dwell times, and perform preventative maintenance.

Rent or Buy Blast Freezing Equipment with Modern Portable Refrigeration

Modern Portable Refrigeration offers blast-freezing equipment for both renting and buying clients. We’ve partnered with several industries and businesses that rely on freezing for various purposes.

Whether you’re a small baking wholesaler, a seafood company, or even a massive poultry processor, our equipment can handle almost any task. This is what we’ve done for well-known businesses like Dupont and Pacific Foods.

Modern Portable Refrigeration creates the most dependable industry-worthy freezing equipment in today’s market. If you want to put an end to product spoilage and consumer complaints, then our products could be the solution. Contact us anytime to learn more by calling our Sarasota location at 860-990-2661.