Instead of using plastic, wrap your roasts in parchment like the chefs from Hutchins BBQ in McKinney, Texas.Nowadays, technological improvements in equipment are becoming an equally important factor. And the most valuable technology is multifunctional: saving labor and energy, preserving freshness, improving quality and decreasing food costs. The Irinox MultiFresh® blast chiller does all that and so much more. Not only is the MultiFresh® a blast chiller, shock freezer and thawing cabinet, it also cooks food at gentle low temperatures and automatically chills, freezes or hot holds. It can perfectly proof and retard raw doughs. There is also regeneration, pasteurization, dehydration, dry aging, chocolate melting cycles and more. And it does everything automatically.
You have complete temperature flexibility with the MultiFresh®, as it’s the only blast chiller that can switch from a frigid -40 degrees F to gentle cooking of up to 185 degrees F with just the touch of a pre-programmed button.
The MultiFresh® blast chiller is designed to blast-chill hot food items directly from the heat source, with no cooling or tabletop tempering needed beforehand. Simply open the door and place all hot food items directly into the MultiFresh® to chill in about 90 minutes or freeze in 4 hours. This accelerated blast chilling process can double or even triple a fresh product’s shelf life, which means food can be prepared during slower times for usage during rush periods.
MultiFresh® All-In-One MF70.1 with temps ranging from -40 degrees F to 185 degrees F is compact and versatile.
Other functions are equally simple to perform. For example, by pushing a single button, you can start a cycle to hold raw dough frozen and then thaw, proof and retard it in a humidity-controlled cabinet. To ensure consistency, all cooking and chilling parameters can be saved in the MultiFresh® so they can be used over and over again. All cycles are fully customizable to meet individual operator needs. Sophisticated Irinox technology is what drives this innovative blast chiller. The air temperature within the cabinet is consistent top to bottom, thanks to a specially designed evaporator coil. With its reverse air flow, instead of blowing cold air directly onto food, the MultiFresh® rapidly removes the heat and gently replaces it with cold air without any surface dehydration or freezing.
The MultiFresh® also saves time and labor. Since items can be safely thawed in the MultiFresh® overnight, there’s no need to use gallons and gallons of water to thaw the product or take up valuable space in the walk-in cooler. Thawing, like all the overnight cycles, needs no supervision, freeing up kitchen staff for other duties.
By using the core probe, all pertinent HACCP data is recorded and can be downloaded to a computer or memory stick as needed. That saves the tedious record-keeping work needed to comply with food safety guidelines.
For all those reasons, the Irinox MultiFresh® blast chiller is changing the way chefs think about — and use — their blast chillers.
