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quick-freeze verb[ T ] uk /ˌkwɪkˈfriːz/ us /ˈkwɪk.friːz/quick-froze | quick-frozen to freeze food very quickly in order to preserve the taste and nutrients(= substances that plants and animals need in order to live and grow): All our vegetables are quick-frozen to lock in flavour and nutritional benefits. In 1924, he developed a process of quick-freezing packaged fish under pressure. Fish is often quick-frozen on a fishing boat for preservation of quality. Food items are either quick-frozen or freeze-dried in a vacuum until nearly all the moisture is extracted. Dip the fried cubes into caramel, then put them straight into icy cold water to quick-freeze the caramel. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Preserving & storing food aluminium foil beeswax wrap bin biscuit tin bread basket defrost flash-freeze foil food technology freeze-dried pickling plastic wrap potted preserving processed ultra-pasteurized ultra-processed uncured unpasteurized unrefrigerated |