80 Chilled foods 心89 Field/orchard Meat works/packhouse bution depot ReAs A Fig, 4.1 The chill chain general lack of problems in refrigeration machinery, which is so essential, is a tribute to the reliability of the technology. Refrigeration is almost a forgotten part of the chilled food preparation process in the mind of the consumer; it taken for granted Food refrigeration is not new. Natural ice and evaporative cooling have been used for millennia, and the relatively recent use of mechanical refrigeration togeneral lack of problems in refrigeration machinery, which is so essential, is a tribute to the reliability of the technology. Refrigeration is almost a forgotten part of the chilled food preparation process in the mind of the consumer; it is taken for granted. Food refrigeration is not new. Natural ice and evaporative cooling have been used for millennia, and the relatively recent use of mechanical refrigeration to Fig. 4.1 The chill chain. 80 Chilled foods