What is Individually Quick Frozen (IQF)?
Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) is the process of quickly freezing individual pieces of meat prior to packaging. Immediately following processing the meat is placed on a conveyor moving through a tunnel in which extremely cold air is flowing. The IQF process results in enhanced retention of flavor by the rapid removal of heat, allows the pieces to hold their shape through freezing and storage, and prevents the individual pieces from sticking together in packaging.
