AGA Freeze C Coating Tumbler

AGA's new Coating Tumbler, the AGA Freeze C, is designed for rapid, precise and simple application of sauce to individual components of frozen entrée and side dish items. Individually frozen items prepared with the Freeze C have excellent IQF quality and provide the foodservice operator or ready-meal consumer with a product that is already sauced, easily portionable and ready for consumption after reheating. Easier to use and more exact than sauce pellet technology, AGA's Freeze C Coating Tumbler simplifies production requirements by combining the sauce application in a single machine that's fully integrated with a liquid nitrogen system. Two tumbler sizes, 600 L and 1200 L (160 gallons and 320 gallons) capacity, are available as standard items.

In use, operators load the insulated drum of the AGA Freeze C Coating Tumbler with previously frozen ingredients such as rice, pasta, meat or vegetables. Liquid nitrogen freezes the surface of these ingredients. Sauce or marinade is then added and readily adheres to the newly frozen surface of the ingredients creating an evenly coated product. Exact liquid nitrogen dosing with this AGA technology ensures a highly efficient and cost-effective process.

The AGA Freeze C Coating Tumbler uses PLC technology to ensure repeatability and to accurately control sauce coating from 5% to 300%. Up to 20 different programs can be stored to minimize operator error and simplify product changeover. The Coating Tumbler is constructed of stainless steel to meet the highest hygienic standards and offers various custom options including a sauce hopper, sauce mixing device and dual sauce applicators which allow two different sauces to be coated on one product.

AGA supplies customized solutions for freezing and cooling as well as Modified Atmosphere Packaging worldwide. AGA manufactures a full line of freezing equipment for the frozen food and ready-meals industries. AGA provides consulting services and industrial gases to match a food processor's needs for efficient cost-effective and safe freezing and chilling operation, as well as having the ability to create individualized MAP packaging solutions via its MAPAX group.

Linde Gas LLC, 6055 Rockside Woods Blvd., P.O. Box 94737, Cleveland, OH 44101-4737. Tel: 216-642-6600; Fax: 216-573-7873.