HybridICE: Next-generation refrigerator: Quick freezing with water and salt!
What is “Hybrid ICE”?
There is a technology that can ultra-rapidly freeze fresh fish using only water and salt.
That is “Hybrid ICE”.
There are various techniques for freezing landed fish.
Technology for freezing fish:
Generally, an air blast method and an alcohol brine method can be mentioned.
Air blast method:
A method of freezing food by blowing cold air into the freezer.
Alcohol brine method:
A method of immersing food in a low-temperature antifreeze called alcohol brine to freeze it.
Features of HybridICE method:
The thermal conductivity is more than 100 times higher than these two methods.
Finely adjust the salt concentration of purified salt water,
Ice making from -1 ℃ to -21.3 ℃,
It can be manufactured selectively.
Moreover, the shape of the ice making can be freely selected.
Advantages of HybridICE:
Low cost because it uses only water and salt
Just soak the fish in the ice making of high-concentration salt water,
Very easy and simple operation,
HybridICE is said to be able to keep each fish cell in a shape close to its original shape when it was born.
Compared to conventional slurry ice:
Compared to conventional slurry ice, HybridICE
Achieves even lower temperatures of -21.3 ° C.
“Ikejime” that instantly freezes fresh fish can be done,
There is little drip after thawing,
It is said that it can provide high-quality frozen products.
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