Quick-freeze Definition

kwĭkfrēz

quick-freezes, quick-freezing, quick-froze, quick-frozen

verb

quick-freezes, quick-freezing, quick-frozen

To subject (raw or freshly cooked food) to sudden freezing so that the flavor and natural juices are retained and the food can be stored at low temperatures for a long time.

Webster's New World

To rapidly reduce the temperature of something to below the freezing point, thereby preserving some aspect of it (such as position or flav) that would otherwise be lost during the freezing process.

Sandra liked to buy blueberries that had been quick-frozen, since she thought that their taste was better preserved that way.

Wiktionary

Preserved in an unaltered state, reminiscent of quick-freezing.

Ed liked to pore through his old photographs, looking back over moments of his life quick-frozen in time.

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