quick-freeze
[ kwik-freez ]
verb (used with object),quick-froze, quick-fro·zen, quick-freez·ing.
to freeze (cooked or uncooked food) rapidly, permitting it to be stored almost indefinitely at freezing temperatures.
Origin of quick-freeze
1First recorded in 1925–30
- Also called flash-freeze, sharp-freeze.
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British Dictionary definitions for quick-freeze
quick-freeze
verb-freezes, -freezing, -froze or -frozen
(tr) to preserve (food) by subjecting it to rapid refrigeration at temperatures of 0°C or lower
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