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Cook-freeze

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, cook-freeze means: A food-production system in which cooked food is frozen for later preparation and service.

In Turkish: pişir-dondur üretim sistemi

How it is used

Used with system, production or menu when dishes are cooked, frozen and prepared for service later.

Example sentences

  1. The catering unit compared cook-freeze with its chilled system.

    Freezing distinguishes this production route from chilled storage.

  2. The new menu was tested for cook-freeze production.

    The dishes are assessed for a particular production sequence.

Common collocations

  • cook-freeze system
  • cook-freeze menu
  • thawTo let frozen food become soft and unfrozen before cooking it. Defrost means the same and is just as common.
  • HACCPHazard Analysis and Critical Control Points: a food safety system that identifies the points where food could become unsafe and sets checks and limits to control them.

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