Sauce cooling
As per the cooling guidelines, we have to cool the sauce to 70 F within 2 hours and 41 F within remaining 4 hours. Can someone suggest some ideas to do this? We make a huge batch of sauce so dividing it into smaller containers takes lot of time and effort. We tried putting it into the blast chiller, but it did not work. Is there any other way to quickly cool the sauce? And we will be packaging the sauce. Do we need to hot fill the package or is it recommended to fill it cold?
Hi PPPP,
If you can't cool using a heat exchanger then hot filling and then blast chilling is quite common.
Kind regards,
Tony
What kind of packaging will you be using?
What kind of sauce is it?
To work in a blast freezer, the contents need to be agitated in some way to reduce the temperature quickly (laws of thermodynamics)
As for hot filling, it depends on your sauce type (brix, pH, etc), type of container, shelf life and storage conditions
Pumping it through a heat exchanger seems like the most straightforward approach if you aren't looking to change the process significantly.
Hi PPPP,
If you can't cool using a heat exchanger then hot filling and then blast chilling is quite common.
Kind regards,
Tony
Would it be okay to fill a plastic with hot sauce though?
Would it be okay to fill a plastic with hot sauce though?
Would it be okay to fill a plastic with hot sauce though?
Hi PPPP,
It is possible, you will need to discuss the change with your packaging supplier as your current packaging may not be suitable.
Some examples of Hot Fill Plastic Bottles here and here.
Kind regards,
Tony
Would it be okay to fill a plastic with hot sauce though?
Yes. Speak with your supplier of plastic bottles. They can tell you how the bottle can be used. I once worked for a company that BBQ sauce. Hot filled in plastic bottles then sealed was the procedure. The product was low pH so another reason this was allowed.
Not sure how big your containers are but they do have rapid cooling paddles that you can fill with ice or fill with water and freeze, if you have a freezer, prior to use. You then put them inside your container and stir around to help chill from the inside out. Then if you put your container in the cooler to help chill from the outside in, then it might help even more.