13 Oct How to Choose the Right Blast Freezer for Your Business
Did you know that over 2 million people in the UK get sick every year from foodborne illnesses? For those working in the food industry, this hammers home the need to handle food with care.
One of the most problematic stages of food preparation is heating and chilling. Besides affecting the flavour, cooling food at the wrong speed can ruin it altogether.
If your business needs to chill or freeze food, it’s best to rely on commercial-grade products. A blast freezer is one of the safest ways to cool and store food. It cools food to storage temperatures and below while inhibiting bacteria growth.
To help you choose from all the products out there, we’ve created this brief cold storage facility guide. Read on to learn about the differences between the models, and how to choose the best one for you.
Blast Freezer vs. Blast Chiller
First of all, you need to know the difference between a blast chiller and a blast freezer.
Blast chillers typically don’t run as cold as freezers. Their purpose is to cool food down to temperatures at which it can be stored. They are most often used with already prepared or cooked food.
Blast freezers quickly cool your food to freezing temperatures for long-term storage. They’re used for everything from preserving vegetables to setting ice cream.
Oftentimes, blast freezers also have chiller functionality. That means you can control the temperature to decide if it will serve as a chiller or freezer.
How to Choose the Right Blast Freezer
Whichever type of cold storage you need, the most important decision is size.
If your blast freezer is too big, you’ll be wasting energy costs on keeping it cool. Even as the government tries to help businesses cope with the energy crisis, this can be costly. But buying too small means you may need to buy a second machine at a later date, which will cost even more in energy bills.
The best way to decide on your freezer size is to answer this question: are you batch-freezing?
To freeze large quantities of food at once, you’ll need a larger machine. These models come with roll-in trolleys that allow you to freeze an entire hotel’s worth of food at once.
If that sounds unnecessary for your business, choose commercial freezers without roll-in shelving. They are smaller and specifically designed for cooling individual items as you go.
Talk to the Freezer Experts
Choosing the right blast freezer for your business requires balancing dozens of factors. But you don’t have to figure it out on your own. We’re here to help.
We’ve worked with hundreds of clients to find the perfect blast chillers for their businesses. Let us pass on our expertise!
Give us an idea of the capacity and workload your freezers need, and we can help you choose the right model. Get in touch today so we can help you choose the best blast freezer for your business.
