cook-chill

English

Noun

cook-chill (uncountable)

1. (chiefly attributive) A method of food preparation in which food is first cooked and then rapidly chilled.
   • 2008, Josephine Martin, Charlotte Oakley, Managing Child Nutrition Programs: Leadership for Excellence:

     Most school districts using a cook-chill system have one large production facility in which food is prepared and then shipped to numerous schools.