This used heat and cool oven for nuggets covers three stages in sequence: a Teflon belt cooker, a HYDRO gas fired hot air full cook system, and a CES liquid CO2 full freeze tunnel, giving a processor cooking and freezing capability from one connected line.
The Teflon belt cooker carries product through on a non stick conveyor, suited to products that would otherwise stick or tear on a standard mesh belt, common for breaded or coated poultry pieces. The hot air full cook stage, controlled by a HYDRO gas system, finishes the cooking process with circulated hot air, bringing product to a fully cooked state with even heat distribution across the belt.
From there, product moves into the CES full freeze tunnel, which uses liquid CO2 rather than nitrogen or mechanical refrigeration to rapidly drop product temperature. This cryogenic freezing method locks in texture and moisture far faster than a standard freezer, fully freezing product rather than just surface chilling it. The CES tunnel measures 8m x 1.22m, built in 1997 and revised in 2013, rated at 11 kW.
Running these stages as one line keeps product moving directly from cook to freeze with minimal transfer time, which matters for food safety and for preserving product quality going into packaging.
Key points:
Cooker: Teflon belt, Heat & Control
Cooking system: hot air full cook, HYDRO gas control
Freezing tunnel: CES, Model CES-LT-LCO2-8mx1.22-PODB-PLC, medium liquid CO2 (not nitrogen)
Tunnel size: 8m x 1.22m
Tunnel power: 11 kW, 3x240VAC+E, 50Hz
Tunnel weight: 4,500 kg
Build year: 1997 (revised 2013)
Application: poultry (nuggets) cooking and freezing, full cook and full freeze process
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