Slotting into the Premier and Advance family for uniformity, Hoshizaki Blast Chillers range from 18kg to 120kg in capacity, and are capable of cooling food from +70°C to +3°C in just 90 minutes. This rapid cooling minimises the duration food spends in the critical risk zone of +10°C to +70°C, when dishes are most susceptible to harmful bacteria.

Hoshizaki’s new Blast Freezers vary from 10kg to 60kg capacity and can cool food from +70oC to -18oC within four hours. As the temperature drops, the quick-freezing results in tiny microcrystals, which are much gentler on texture and far less damaging that the large crystals caused by slower freezing methods. Nutrients remain intact, structure is preserved and taste remains uncompromised.

Simon Frost, Hoshizaki UK managing director, said: “Hoshizaki Blast Chillers and Freezers are ideal for many venues, especially those that may be batch-cooking, looking at reducing food-waste, or simply streamlining their kitchen and speeding-up service.

“No matter the reason for needing a blast chiller, an operator can be confident that they have the right equipment for blast chilling and freezing in a HACCP compliant, food safe way. Hoshizaki blast chillers and freezers condense the typically time-consuming and space-intensive process of chilling and freezing foods, helping streamline kitchen work and protect food against bacterial proliferation.”

Frost says Hoshizaki’s Advance Blast Chillers and Freezers are an ‘excellent choice’ for operators prioritising efficiency and practicality. Benefitting from a Climate Class 5 rating – enabling the units to operate effectively in ambient temperatures of up to +40 °C – these appliances feature removeable wire racks for 1/1 GN trays, a reversible door, and the choice between hard and soft chill cycles to suit a wide variety of food.

Hoshizaki’s Premier variants take things a step further and are designed with high performance kitchens in mind, Frost adds. These multifunctional units are capable of chilling, freezing, retarder-proving, and thawing. The intuitive display panel allows chefs to select from up to ten saved favourite programmes with the ability to store 20 customised cycles.

Both the Advance and Premier versions of these models are equipped with an automated safety system. As soon as food is placed inside the blast chiller, the cycle begins. Once the chilling process is complete, the unit seamlessly switches to storage mode to keep food at the right temperature.

For added safety, the appliances include a HACCP compliant audio and visual alarm, meaning teams are instantly alerted in the event of power outages. Hoshizaki has a three-year parts and labour warranty, which applies to both the Advance and Premier blast chiller ranges.