What is The Deepchill™ Process?

We use over 25 years of knowledge and expertise to create preservation solutions tailored to the unique cooling requirements of your perishable products. Flexible technology is used to integrate Deepchill™ Variable-State Ice throughout your entire preservation cycle, improving your preservation results and bottom line. We call this The Deepchill™ Process. 

The Deepchill™ Process is a highly advanced preservation process founded upon three principles: fast cooling, constant low-temperature storage and contamination prevention. Deepchill™ Variable-State Ice, with its fluid properties and unparalleled heat transfer rate, is the essential component in this innovative process - achieving constant low temperature of the product, preserving it and significantly slowing bacterial growth. 

By maintaining food product at a constant low temperature, deepchill™ slurry ice preserves the product, preventing discolouration and slowing bacterial growth. Deepchill™ completely surrounds and protects the product, suspending it and preventing bruising. The tiny deepchill™ ice crystals have no sharp or jagged edges like crushed ice or some forms of flake ice. The deepchill™ crystals are spherical in shape and typically between 0.01" and 0.02" (0.25 to 0.50 mm) in diameter. The small size and non-abrasive properties of the crystals allow deepchill™ to support the product and prevent surface damage and spoilage. For certain types of product, this is an essential requirement. High value fin fish and shellfish processors can significantly increase yields and grade by preventing marking and physical damage to their product. This is also true when cooling poultry and some forms of vegetable produce.

Deepchill™ VSI is distributed through an automated piping system, so it is always maintained in a completely sealed environment and never exposed to any outside contaminants. Once applied, deepchill™ liquid ice, slurry ice or dry ice crystals seal in the fish, protecting it from any airborne contaminants while preventing drying of the fish and ensuring a shiny appearance.

Using The Deepchill™ Process instead of traditional forms of ice cooling allows our customers to offer the highest quality food product possible – product that is truly deepchill™ fresh.