quick-freeze

[ kwik-freez ]
/ ˈkwɪkˈfriz /

verb (used with object), quick-froze, quick-fro·zen, quick-freez·ing.

to freeze (cooked or uncooked food) rapidly, permitting it to be stored almost indefinitely at freezing temperatures.
Also called flash-freeze, sharp-freeze.

Origin of quick-freeze

First recorded in 1925–30

British Dictionary definitions for quick-freeze

quick-freeze

verb -freezes, -freezing, -froze or -frozen

(tr) to preserve (food) by subjecting it to rapid refrigeration at temperatures of 0°C or lower