What is Cold Storage and What Is It Used For?

Cold storage; To preserve the freshness of the products is to store the products under suitable temperature conditions. Thanks to cold storage, the life of the products is extended. Cold storage areas built with insulation and air-conditioning systems to store our food at appropriate temperatures have a very important place in today’s conditions for food products to reach the consumer with the freshness of the first day.

Many different products can be stored with cold storage. Meat and chicken products, seafood, milk and dairy products, frozen foods, ice cream, vegetables and fruits, pharmaceutical industry, production raw materials are some product groups that should be stored in cold storage.

Cold rooms are special rooms designed in such a way that the air conditions inside are kept under control and there is no air contact with the outside. These rooms, which are designed to be completely isolated from the outside conditions with the insulation materials used, provide cooling processes between 15 degrees and -40 degrees. Cold storages are divided into classes according to degree differences.

Cool Storage: Between 8-15 degrees,
Cold Storage: Between 2-8 degrees,
Refrigerator Storage: Between -4 and 2 degrees,
Frozen Storage: Between 0 and -25 degrees,
Shock: -25 to -40 degrees