verb
- to freeze (something) in advance or before a subsequent process
Usage: transitive verb; commonly used in cooking and food preparation
Examples
- You can prefreeze the berries the night before making the smoothie.
- The bakery prefreezes dough to save time during busy mornings.
- Prefreeze the chicken broth in ice cube trays for convenient portions.
- Many restaurants prefreeze prepared ingredients to streamline service.
- She decided to prefreeze the soup so it would be ready for the week ahead.