Blast Chillers
103 products
Buy commercial blast chillers (blast freezers) online in Canada: 103 products from brands like Lainox, Afinox and Gemm, most priced $10,300 to $33,300 CAD. Blast chillers pull cooked food down to refrigeration temperature far faster than a reach-in, using high-velocity cold air, with a food probe on most models to track the core temperature, and many models also shock-freeze. Caterers, institutional kitchens, bakeries and restaurants that cook ahead use them to cool large batches safely, protect quality and plan production for later service. Reach-in models take pans or trays; larger roll-in units accept whole racks.
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About commercial blast chillers
What commercial blast chillers cost at Norpex
- Most models
- $10,300 – $33,300
- Median price
- $20,100
- Priced models
- 63
Median by type
- reach-in $20,200 (6 models)
- countertop $5,300 (4 models)
List prices in CAD before tax and delivery, read from the catalogue as it stands. Models without a listed price are quoted on request.
Before you buy
- Size the chiller by the load you cool at once, in pans or trays and by weight, rather than by cabinet volume, since manufacturers rate capacity per cycle.
- Check whether it offers both chilling and freezing cycles, and whether soft and hard chill modes are available for delicate foods.
- Look for a core temperature probe and, if your food safety plan calls for records, cycle logging or a way to export the data.
- Plan for the heat the chiller gives off during a cycle, and ask whether larger models can use a remote condenser to keep that heat out of the kitchen.
- Measure the spacing between tray slides against the depth of your hotel pans, because the slide pitch limits how deep a pan fits.
Common questions
Why not just cool food in a regular refrigerator?
- A standard refrigerator is built to hold cold food, not to remove heat from a large hot batch. Loading it with hot food cools the food slowly and warms everything else inside. Canadian food safety codes and many provincial rules set time limits for cooling cooked food, and a blast chiller helps a kitchen meet them. Check the limits that apply with your local public health unit.
What is the difference between blast chilling and shock freezing?
- Blast chilling brings food down to refrigerator temperature for storage in a refrigerator. Shock freezing, sometimes called blast freezing, continues well below freezing so the food can be kept frozen. Faster freezing forms smaller ice crystals, which many kitchens find protects the texture of pastry, seafood and cooked dishes.
Does a blast chiller replace a freezer or reach-in?
- It does not. A blast chiller works in cycles to bring food down quickly, then the food moves to a refrigerator or freezer for storage, freeing the chiller for the next batch. Kitchens size their storage separately and treat the chiller as a production tool between cooking and storage.
How much do commercial blast chillers cost in Canada?
- Most commercial blast chillers on Norpex list between $10,300 and $33,300 CAD, with a median of about $20,100 across 63 priced models; the full range runs from $2,639.34 to $131,682.99; prices are list prices before tax and shipping. Median list price by type: reach-in $20,200 (6 models) and countertop $5,300 (4 models). Models without a listed price are quoted on request.
Where can I buy commercial blast chillers online in Canada?
- Norpex sells commercial blast chillers online at norpex.ca, where 103 commercial blast chillers are listed. Some in-stock items can be bought online by card, with shipping calculated at checkout. Each product page says whether it can be bought online or goes to a quote.
What types of commercial blast chillers do you carry?
- Norpex lists these types of commercial blast chillers, with the number of models of each: reach-in (6) and countertop (4).
Which brands of commercial blast chillers do you carry?
- Norpex lists 103 commercial blast chillers. The brands with the most models listed are Lainox with 32, Afinox with 28, Gemm with 15, Eurodib with 8 and CapKold with 6.
Do you ship commercial blast chillers across Canada?
- Norpex ships to delivery addresses across Canada. Equipment ships from distributor warehouses, so dispatch timing depends on the supplier and the destination. For items that can be bought online, shipping is calculated at checkout from live carrier rates for the delivery address and confirmed before payment. Some products ship free: their product page says so, and checkout applies it automatically. There is no flat-rate offer.
Guides
Explainer
What Is a Blast Chiller? Cook-Chill, Capacity and Roll-In vs Reach-In
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How-toCapKold Cook-Chill Kettles, Pumps and Tumble Chillers: Use and Care
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How-toGemm Blast Chillers: Installation, Cycles and Care
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How-toLainox NEO Blast Chillers: Installation, Cycles and Care
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