rapid cooling
Fast temperature drop
Rapid cooling is the quick reduction of temperature in a substance, whether by design or circumstance.
In cooking, rapid cooling prevents bacterial growth in food moving from hot to cold storage.
In metallurgy, rapid cooling (quenching) hardens metals by locking in particular crystalline structures.
The recipe calls for rapid cooling in an ice bath.
- quenchSatisfy or extinguish
- ice bathTherapeutic immersion in frigid water
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- flash freezeRapid extreme-cold preservation
flash · plunge · ice · shock · liquid nitrogen · temper · heat treatment · frost · cold snap · blast · cryo · dry ice · shiver · condensation · vapor · mist · cold · snap
- Freezing Foodfreezer, freezer burn, ice crystals, blanching, defrosting
- temperature changestemperature drop, heat waves, temperature rise, cold snaps, temperature spike
- heat treatmentannealing, tempering, quenching, hardening, normalizing
- Rakutea bowl, tea bowls, thermal shock, wabi-sabi, smoke marks
- crystallizationcrystal growth, nucleation, crystal structure, seed crystal, seed crystals