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You don't know yet, but you need a rapid cooler. When you buy electrical appliances, this may not be the first thing you think of. You may not even think that the rapid chiller is a device you can have in your home, but Irinox's residential rapid chiller will change your mind called Freddie.

Blast chillers, especially Freddy, are more than just a freezer. Although your standard refrigerator can freeze food, it takes time, and if you want to preserve food (for example, fresh produce from a farmer’s market), you need quick freezing to preserve them properly. Or, if you want to freeze a large batch of soup you just made, you need something that can be cooled quickly for better storage. Then there is the whole problem of thawing: Improper thawing of frozen food can make you sick, and Freddy may be a better choice than just moving something from the freezer to the freezer.

Freddy’s blast cooler cycle quickly cools hot food so it can be stored in the refrigerator for 5 to 7 days (for example, to hold all soups), while the quick-freeze cycle helps you preserve food on the farmers’ market, which can be stored for 6 to 7 days. From 6 days to 18 months, the controlled thawing cycle can ensure that the food is thawed correctly every time. But this is not what this convenient device can do, and some of its features may actually surprise you.

First of all, it has a personalized preservation cycle, you can set it to keep any food at a specific temperature, let alone a low-temperature cooking cycle (lightly cooking food at low temperature for up to 12 hours). It also has an instant cycle that allows you to set the temperature and time so that you can enjoy hot meals at home. Think of it as making your own TV dinner-you can prepare food, freeze, defrost and reheat it in an electrical appliance. It can also prove the dough, which is a major benefit if you like to bake your own bread and pizza crust. But perhaps the best feature Freddy must provide? The beverage cooling cycle allows you to cool your beverage to the ideal temperature in just a few minutes-perfect for cooling the champagne bottle you want to toast to the new rapid cooler, right?

Freddy blast chiller retails for US$2,900, and you can shop at Irinox and learn more about how it works.

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