Type: Flake ice (granular)
Temperature: – 0.5°C
Size: small flakes
Like all other types of Ziegra flake ice, micro ice consists of irregular pieces of ice. In the case of micro ice, these pieces are small, which means there is greater surface area contact with a given product and therefore the rate of cooling is increased. Micro ice is also gentle on delicate products.
Typical uses for micro ice are:
Dough cooling in bakeries
cooling meat during bowl chopping
Immersion cooling processes (cook & chill)
Icing delicate products . e.g. herbs and prawns
Sample cooling in Laboratories
Micro ice is very searching. When packing a product such as prawns the ice is added to the top, the box is then shaken and the ice finds its way between the product and into every nook and cranny.
Other types of flake ice would just sit on the top, leaving the product below unprotected.
