[Required for Cook Chill System] How much does a blast chiller cost?

Cook-chill systems and new cook-chill systems have been introduced in facilities and hospitals that conduct mass cooking. In this case, a blast chiller is essential.

A blast chiller is a machine that rapidly cools cooked food. Blast chillers are used to provide delicious food under strict safety management.

We will introduce the importance and benefits of rapid cooling with a blast chiller, as well as the manufacturers and prices.

Blast chiller features

The importance of rapid cooling

A blast chiller is a machine that rapidly cools freshly prepared hot food.
It would be nice to be able to serve cooked food immediately, but if it takes a long time to serve the food, it must be cooled for hygiene reasons.

Blast chillers can cool food at around 90°C to 3°C all at once, preventing bacterial contamination during the cooling process.
It also locks in the flavor and allows you to recreate the deliciousness of freshly made food when reheated.

By using a blast chiller, you can protect the safety and taste of food. Cooled food can be stored in the refrigerator for about 5 days to prevent quality deterioration.

In addition, many machines are equipped with a shock freeze function that freezes chilled food all at once, in which case cooling and freezing can be done at the same time. Depending on the food, freezing can maintain freshly made quality for about 3 months.

Preventing bacterial growth and providing food safely

By using a blast chiller, you can cool large amounts of food at once, preventing the growth of bacteria that can cause food poisoning.

The conditions for bacteria to grow are rich in nutrients and moisture, and warm temperatures.
Cooked food is a breeding ground for bacteria, so the temperature must be lowered quickly to prevent bacteria from growing.

Food poisoning can be prevented by quickly allowing food to pass through the temperature range of 10 to 60 degrees Celsius, where bacteria easily breed. Thorough temperature control is important to ensure food safety.

Also, even if the bacteria are killed by heating, there is a risk of contamination with bacteria in the air while cooling, so care must be taken when cooling as well as heating.

Where are blast chillers used?

Blast chillers are used in school lunches, facilities, hospitals, etc. where large quantities of food are prepared under strict safety management.

Not only is it safe, but it can quickly remove rough heat, making it possible to expand the range of school lunch menus, such as special menus that require time to prepare.
Since you can cook and store food in bulk, you can also prepare and serve swallowing meals and soft meals for hospitals.

Blast chillers are also increasingly being introduced in restaurants and sweets shops.

Deli shops use it to make salads and seasoned dishes, and Western confectionery shops use it to cool pudding and sponge dough.

Blast chillers are also used in catered lunch boxes and delivery lunch boxes.
Rapid cooling not only makes it possible to serve food deliciously and safely, but also helps reduce cooling time and make food in advance, increasing work efficiency.

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Achieving a “cook chill system” with a blast chiller

What is Cook Chill System?

By using a blast chiller, it is possible to provide food using a cook-chill system. The cook-chill system is a preservation method for preparing and serving food in large quantities at hospitals and other facilities. It is necessary to prepare large quantities of food in a planned manner under strict hygiene control.

[Flow until serving cooked food]
1. Quickly cools cooked food
*Start cooling heated food within 30 minutes after cooking, and then cool the core temperature to 0-3℃ within 90 minutes.
2. Preserve chilled foods
3． Reheat and serve when serving.
Four. serve a hot meal

By introducing a cook chill system, hygiene management that complies with HACCP is possible.

HACCP is a system that predicts risks, develops countermeasures, and monitors food to prevent food poisoning and foreign substance contamination during the food manufacturing and processing process.
In an effort to protect food safety, an increasing number of business establishments are becoming HACCP compliant.

In addition, we have created a manual for the cooking process, allowing us to provide food with stable quality. It also has the effect of reducing food waste because it allows batch cooking and planned production.
There are benefits such as being able to use time effectively and leveling out work.

What is New Cook Chill System?

Furthermore, recently, there has been a growing movement to introduce new cook-chill systems, which are improved versions of cook-chill systems. The difference with the cook-chill system is that it can be reheated and served immediately.

[Flow until serving cooked food]
1. Quickly cools cooked food
2. Serve the chilled food and place it in the reheating cart.
3． Store chilled in the cart and heat it in the cart when serving
Four. serve a hot meal

When serving food, there is a rule that food must be consumed within two hours of being heated, so with the cook-chill system, the work involved in reheating, plating, and serving the food was difficult.

With the New Cook Chill System, the final process, plating, can be done in advance, which reduces the number of people required to serve food.
Breakfast can be prepared the night before, eliminating early morning work and improving the working environment.

In addition, since the food is reheated just before serving time, the food can be served in a more delicious state without cooling down.
In this way, the Cook Chill System and New Cook Chill System allow for safer and more efficient work when cooking in large quantities. Blast chillers that rapidly cool food are indispensable for safely serving delicious meals.

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Main manufacturers of blast chillers

We will introduce the types of blast chillers available from three manufacturers.

fukushima

Equipped with a shock freeze function, so it can be frozen directly after cooling. It has a blast chill function that cools down to about 3 degrees Celsius with -2 degrees Celsius air, and a shock freeze function that freezes it down to about -20 degrees Celsius with -40 degrees Celsius cold air.

Cools using a suction circulation method, which reduces unevenness and allows for quick cooling. It is an easy-to-use machine as it is easy to operate and has a structure that makes the inside of the refrigerator easy to clean.

FMI (Irinox)

Equipped with 8 functions, it can be used in a variety of ways.

・Blast chill function
・Shock freeze function
・Decompression function
・A function that can keep you warm and cold in the temperature range of 35 to 85 degrees Celsius
・Ability to reheat at 75℃
・Low temperature cooking function
・Fermentation function
・Pasteurization function

In addition to cooling and freezing functions, it also has functions such as low-temperature cooking and fermentation, making it useful in a variety of cooking situations. It is also useful when making bread and sweets.

Hoshizaki

Equipped with a shock freeze function. You can choose the cooling function depending on the food you want to chill and the purpose.

- Gentle cooling function with -1℃ cold air
Ideal for cooling sweets such as pudding.
・Function to cool down at once with -20℃ cold air
Ideal for cooling meat dishes, etc., where bacteria can easily grow.
・Function to freeze at once with cold air of -40℃
By freezing quickly, you can prevent quality deterioration.

Furthermore, it has core temperature control, timer control, and internal temperature control, making it excellent for temperature management.

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Blast chiller price and used machinery

blast chiller price

Blast chillers are special kitchen equipment, so they are more expensive than regular refrigerators. Even small machines often cost more than 1 million yen, and large machines can cost more than 5 million yen.

In addition, the outdoor unit of large machines is installed separately, so construction is required to install it. Small machines have an integrated outdoor unit, so they can be installed as long as there is a power supply.

used price

Since it is an expensive machine, many people consider purchasing a used machine. Used machines can be purchased for about 1/3 to 1/2 the price of new machines.

Many machines are sold at thrift shops that sell used kitchen equipment and on the Internet. There are a variety of used machines on the market, ranging from machines that are like new to machines with many scratches.

Points to note when purchasing second-hand items

Used machines can be purchased cheaply, but care must be taken as maintenance is often expensive.

Kitchen equipment equipped with motors is more likely to break down due to wear and tear if used frequently. If it breaks down, it is difficult to repair it yourself, so you must contact a professional.
Used machines often have short warranties, which can result in high repair costs.

Therefore, it is important to check the frequency and conditions of use, how long the warranty period is, and whether the equipment has been overhauled or cleaned.

Also, even if the machine is in good condition, there will be signs of use. Especially since it is used to cool food, it may have an odor.

Even after cleaning, the odor often cannot be removed, so be sure to check carefully before purchasing.

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Conclusion

Facilities and hospitals that conduct mass cooking have introduced the Cook Chill System and the New Cook Chill System to provide meals.

At that time, a blast chiller is used to ensure that the food is delicious and safe.

Blast chillers have the advantage of improving safety, quality, and work efficiency, so they are increasingly being introduced in restaurants and other establishments.

There are a variety of machines available, so we recommend that you carefully compare and consider what kind of machine is best for you when purchasing.