Individual quick freezing (IQF) is ideal for a variety of protein products including sliced and diced poultry and beef, glazed and marinated meat, meatballs, chicken tenders and wings. Pocino Foods is among a growing number of meat and poultry processors that have proven the value of new IQF freezing technology from Linde LLC.
The Cryoline CW (CRYOWAVE) IQF freezer from Linde keeps IQF products separate as they freeze with a patented rolling-wave action. This innovative tunnel freezer offers highly efficient heat transfer and can provide significant cost savings vs. IQF flighted freezers. Flighted freezers have been the primary method for individually quick freezing foods for more than 25 years. However, they are prone to CO2 snow build-up, and are quickly being replaced with more efficient methods.