What is another word for flash-freeze?
Pronunciation: [flˈaʃfɹˈiːz] (IPA) 
Flash-freeze is a term commonly used in the food industry to describe the process of rapidly freezing food items to preserve their freshness. There are several other terms used interchangeably with flash-freeze such as cryogenic freezing, quick-freeze, ultra-freeze, and snap-freeze. Cryogenic freezing is the process of freezing materials using liquid nitrogen or dry ice. Quick-freeze is used for describing a rapid freezing process, which takes only a few minutes compared to a regular freeze. Ultra-freeze refers to a deep freezing process that preserves food for a longer time. Snap-freeze means to freeze food rapidly to -30°C or below in a few minutes. These terms are used widely by the food industry to describe food processing techniques, but they all refer to the rapid freezing of food items.
