quick-freezingn.
/ˌkwɪkˈfriːzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌkwɪkˈfrizɪŋ/ The action or process of rapidly freezing food, etc.
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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > [noun] > preserving by cooling or freezing
refrigeration1850
cold storage1877
quick-freezing1889
chilling1902
flash freezing1942
hydro-cooling1942
freeze-drying1944
blast-freezing1948
icing1956
cook-freeze1970
cook-chill1977
sous vide1986
the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > [adjective] > preserved by cooling or freezing > preserving by cooling or freezing
quick-freezing1889
1889 Manufacturer & Builder 21 200/1 The machine, molds and bottles are stationary, which is an advantage for quick freezing.
1900 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 20 May 17/4 (advt.) Celebrated Lightning Freezers..They excel in Easy Running, Quick Freezing, Economy, Convenience.
1932 Sun (Baltimore) 26 May 29/2 The comparatively new process known as quick-freezing.
1959 Times 4 Nov. 23/11 The plant..would provide some quick freezing facilities..to enable the company to enter the quick freezing field on a limited scale.
1973 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) 3 Aug. 3/2 The processing and quick-freezing of prawns.
1992 A. Bell tr. M. Toussaint-Samat Hist. Food xxv. 753 In quick-freezing (also called deep-freezing) the food is plunged into a temperature of −40 to −50 degrees which freezes it instantly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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