quick-freeze

American  

[kwik-freez] / ˈkwɪkˈfriz /

verb (used with object)

quick-froze, quick-frozen, quick-freezing

1. to freeze (cooked or uncooked food) rapidly, permitting it to be stored almost indefinitely at freezing temperatures.

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quick-freeze British  

verb

1. (tr) to preserve (food) by subjecting it to rapid refrigeration at temperatures of 0°C or lower

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Etymology

Origin of quick-freeze

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The Dallas Morning News reports this year, tens of millions of these tasty Asian snacks will be sliced and diced, deep-fat fried, quick-frozen and packaged at her Dallas-based Van’s Kitchen manufacturing plant near downtown.

From Seattle Times

They quick-freeze berries or make jams, vinegars and cordials.

From Washington Post

It employs 1,200 people and produces quick-frozen chicken products.

From Washington Times

Eggs are frozen using a quick-freeze vitrification process, a development which caused the American Society of Reproductive Medicine to lift the “experimental” label from egg-freezing in late 2012.

From Time

But through a modern quick-freeze process, it has become possible to keep eggs in storage and use them later.

From Reuters