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This made me curious about how it was that Clarence Birdseye came to discover the fast-freeze approach that preserves flavor. The answer is surprisingly straigh
by dweekly 5y ago
This made me curious about how it was that Clarence Birdseye came to discover the fast-freeze approach that preserves flavor. The answer is surprisingly straightforward - he was a fur trader in Labrador (northern Canada) and noticed when he pulled fish out they froze immediately and were still delicious months later. So if only you could make fish as cold as northern Canada, you could make frozen fish tasty! It was from there that he designed a -45F calcium chloride based belt technique and then a -25F ammonia evaporation driven technique.
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- s0rce 5y agoI like that you can still buy Birdseye brand frozen foods in the Grocery store.
- switch007 5y agoIt’s a pretty big, well known brand in the UK :)
- jfengel 5y agoNitpick: the brand is Birds Eye. After a series of mergers it's owned by Conagra, which also owns a dizzying array of brands, including Chef Boyardee and PF Chang's.
- s0rce 5y agoGood point, thanks, I figured it must be owned by some large corporation by now. At least the historical branding remains.
- nimvlaj30 5y agoSounds like he was inspired to try that by the food company of the same name
- schwartzworld 5y agoAlso, what are the odds of Lou Gehrig contracting Lou Gehrig's Disease? So unlucky.
- jyounker 5y agoSounds to me like he founded the company of the same name.