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i Products that are more difficult to chill
because of their composition and size should be
placed in the centre.
Limit the number of times and the duration of time
the doors are opened.
! Blast chilling data refer to standard products
(low fat content) with a thickness below 50 mm;
therefore avoid overlaying products or the
insertion of pieces with a much higher thickness.
This would, in fact, lead to an extension of blast
chilling times. Always distribute the product well
on the trays or basins or in the case of thick
pieces decrease the amount to blast chill.
iAfter blast chilling/shock freezing the
product, it can be stored in a preservation cabinet
after having been duly protected. A tag should be
applied describing the contents of the product,
blast chilling/shock freezing date and expiry date.
When the product has been blast chilled it must
be preserved at a constant temperature of +2°C ,
while if it has been shock frozen it must be
preserved at a constant temperature of -20°C.
i The chiller should be used for storage for
short periods only.
! To prevent bacterial contamination or
contamination of any other biological nature,
the needle probe must be disinfected after
use.
! To extract the product that has undergone blast
chilling or shock freezing, always wear gloves to
protect the hands, as "burns" may occur from the
cold.
i Blast chilling Cycle
With this operating modality the chiller keeps the
temperature of the refrigerating compartment
close to zero during the entire chilling process in
order to ensure a gradual drop in the temperature
of the product to +3°C. In this way, ice crystals do
not form on the surface of the product. This cycle
should be used preferably for products that are
not packed and whose physical/organoleptic
characteristics could be damaged by the
formation of superficial ice (e.g. fish).
i Intensive Blast Chilling Cycle
With this operating mode, at the beginning the
chiller maintains the temperature of the
refrigerating compartment at a much lower than
the value set for normal chilling, in order to
accelerate the drop in temperature of the product.
When the product reaches the fixed temperature
(temperature at which ice could form on the
external surface product) the internal temperature
of the compartment rises to the temperature set
for normal positive chilling. This blast chilling
method should be used preferably for products
that are packed and whose physical/organoleptic
characteristics are not damaged by the formation
of superficial ice.
i Shock freezing Cycle
With this chilling modality the chiller maintains the
temperature value in the compartment below -
18°C, which is the end temperature of shock
freezing. For shock freezing to be successful and
fast, food should be in small pieces, especially if it
has a high fat content. The largest pieces should
be placed in central trays. If it takes longer than
standard time to shock freeze and the sizes
cannot be reduced, decrease the quantity and
precool the chiller compartment by starting an
empty shock freezing cycle before shock freezing
the product.
i Shock freezing Cycle SOFT
In this case, the shock freezing cycle is divided in
two phases that differ depending on the
compartment set point used. The first phase
consists in a cycle around the compartment set
point defined for normal blast chilling. The
passage to the second phase starts when the
core-probe reaches a pre-defined temperature
exchange value or when the time elapsed is equal
to a pre-set percentage of the total time. In the
second phase, the compartment reference set
point will be the same as the shock freezing one.
This type of shock freezing allows a more even
freezing of the product, avoiding the external
formation of ice when the core temperature is still
high.