Snow Ice Freezers

How to Freeze Snow Ice

You have two options to choose from when freezing Snow Ice

Using a Standard Chest Freezer

The most important thing to remember when freezing Snow Ice Blocks is that you need a freezer that can get down to at least -25° C/-13° F.  Most modern chest freezers can reach this temperature and freezing Snow Ice Blocks with them is not a problem.  Simply buy a thermometer, put your freezer to the coldest setting and check to see how cold it gets.

Here is a picture of my Whirlpool Chest Freezer that is -27C  (-16.6F) which is cold enough to freeze snow ice blocks. 

A standard chest freezer will take longer to freeze your snow ice blocks than a dedicated Snow Ice Freezer (about 12 hours).

Also, Single Serve Ice Blocks don’t need to reach -13F and can generally be frozen in a regular kitchen refrigerator.

Dedicated Snow Ice Freezer

Large Block Snow Ice Freezers are specially designed to freeze at very low temperatures and can freeze a Snow Ice Block in only 4 hours!

They do this using Propylene Glycol (C3H8O2) and have specially designed cylinders for you to put your Stainless Steel Snow Ice Mold into.  Large Ice Blocks are about 5.5″ x 5.5″ and require a special freezer with a minimum temperature of -25° C/-13° F.  This is because the ice blocks are large and made mostly of milk and they won’t freeze properly in a traditional freezer.  These freezers are very large and in the USA will usually require NSF Certification.

 EG-02 Large Block Snow Ice Freezer

– Width: 53.5″ (136 cm)
– Length: 34.6″ (88 cm)
– Height: 52.8″ (134 cm)
– Gross Weight: 573.2 lbs (260 kg)

– Power: 220V 1φ 3100W
– Power Consumption: 3.2KW/HR (nominal)
– Electricity: 220V/60Hz/1-phase
– Current: start-up: 16A, stable: 13A
– Compressor Power 3HP
– Refrigerant: R-507 or R-404A
– Circulation Motor Power: 2 x 1/2HP
– Freezing Cycle Time: about 4 hours
– Nominal Freezing Temperature: -22°F (-30°C)
– Coolant: propylene glycol (C3H8O2)
– NSF Certified for use in the US

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How to Pick the Right Snow Ice Freezer:

If you are on a budget then starting our with a Chest Freezer is a reasonable option.  It takes longer to freeze snow ice blocks than a dedicated freezer but is much cheaper.

A dedicated Snow Ice Freezer will be one of the largest investments to make when starting a Snow Ice Business.  Depending on how many ice blocks you want to make at a time and if you need NSF Certification a Large Ice Block Freezer will cost about $7,000 to $13,000 USD.