Patent ID: 6425438
Filing Date: 2002-07-30
Classification: A23L,B01L,F28F

Abstract:
A method for rapidly defrosting a container and a frozen liquid in the container, the method comprising the steps of:providing a block of material of high heat transfer capability, the block defining a first bore extending downwardly into the block from an upper surface of the block, the bore having an inside configuration and dimensions substantially equal to an outside configuration and dimensions of the container, such that when the container is disposed in the bore, substantially an entirety of an exterior of the container is closely adjacent an interior of the bore; placing a small amount of liquid in the bore; and placing the container in the bore, thereby squeezing the liquid into a thin film between the container and the interior of the bore; wherein the heat transfer capability of the block, and the close adjacency of the container and the bore interior, and the liquid film between the container and the interior of the bore, facilitate the rapid defrosting of the container and the frozen liquid in the container.