When it comes to butchery and meat refrigeration, commercial fridges are essential for the proper storage of fresh meats. With the right temperature control and specific features to keep bacteria at bay, your meat products can avoid becoming unsafe to consume.
That's why butchers, caterers and restaurateurs need the best quality refrigeration units to keep their meat at a safe temperature and in top condition. Here, we're looking at the basics of fresh meat refrigeration, so people in the trade know precisely what storage units are available for butchery needs.
What Is Meat Refrigeration?
Businesses that use fresh meat need reliable butchery refrigeration to store their meat products safely and hygienically. Food businesses can choose from cold rooms and several different styles of meat fridges and butchers' fridges including solid door cabinets such as the Foster EP700M G3 EcoPro Meat Fridge, fresh meat multidecks and meat serve over counters, all offering the perfect space for storage specifically of fresh meats.
Solid door cabinets are ideal for butchers who require a secure, easy way to store their meat. The meat cabinets come with adjustable shelves and can feature up to four hinges per door, meaning butchers can access the cabinet quickly but keep it securely closed.
Meat multidecks are the perfect solution for retail food businesses who need a range of butchery refrigeration units to store and display their meat products. The multi tier shelves hold optimum storage temperatures yet also allow customers to see what's available and enjoy easy access.
Serve overs are also popular butchery refrigeration solutions, providing a great way to display fresh goods like sausages and bacon alongside other more temperature-sensitive products like cold cuts. The serve-overs feature LED lighting that illuminates the display, adjustable shelves, and removable doors.
Butchers or commercial meat handlers might also choose a butchery cold room to store their meat products in bulk. These large butchers' fridges are the perfect temperature-controlled environment for storing large quantities of fresh meats, allowing butchers to access all the meat they need quickly but still keep it safely stored and preserved.
How Do Meat Fridges Differ From Other Commercial Refrigeration?
Although butchery refrigeration units are commercial fridges like any other, there are some critical differences in temperature control. Butchers' fridges are designed to keep meat at its freshest but must also keep it at a safe temperature.
It's all in the temperature control.
For example, raw meat should be stored between -2°C and +2°C, while cooked meats can typically be kept one degree higher. As butchers' fridges tend to be used for storing larger quantities of fresh meat, the temperature should generally be kept lower.
All large meat joints and carcasses should be unwrapped and hung so air can circulate around them at 1°C in a regular fridge and in a walk-in refrigerator at 3°C. Keeping meat cuts such as chops, steak and minced meat between 2°C and 4°C in covered containers is ideal.
As with all other commercial rerigeration, ample air circulation should be allowed to move throughut the unit to prevent temperatures of raw meat rising above the safe styorage zone or more than 5°C.
How To Choose the Best Fresh Meat Refrigeration for your Business
When it comes to commercial refrigeration, you need to choose a storage or display unit that fits your needs and budget. Consider the size and space available in your store or kitchen and any other features required, such as lighting or shelving.
It's also vital to ensure the meat fridges you choose are up to standard and comply with health regulations. Look for a butchery refrigeration product that can provide the correct temperature-controlled storage unit for your fresh meat and advice and support on features and maintenance requirements. Where meat is being stored, we always advise opting for a fridge designed specifically for meat.
When it comes to butchery refrigeration, several options are available. Businesses need reliable refrigeration units to store their meat products safely and hygienically, from butcher's fridges and meat multidecks to commercial fridges for fresh meat storage. With our help, you can choose the best butchery refrigeration product for your business to ensure the freshest and safest meat products are available for customers.
At FFD, we have a wide range of butchery refrigeration units available so that you can find the perfect fresh meat storage solution for your fresh meat. Browse our range of butchery fridges and cold rooms now, or contact us if you need help.
We have an experienced butchery refrigeration expert on hand who would be happy to provide advice.
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