Industry Terms

Learn how to talk the talk in frozen treats. Here’s a list of industry terms to get you up to speed.

B

  1. Bacteria Count
  2. Batch Freezer
  3. Beater Shaft
  4. Butterfat/Milkfat Content
  5. Buttering Out

C

  1. CAB Model
  2. CMT - RMT Model
  3. Coliform Count/Coli Count
  4. Combination Freezer
  5. Compressor
  6. Condenser

D

  1. Direct Draw/Flavor Injected Shake Freezer
  2. Dispensing Head/Head/Door

E

  1. Emulsifiers
  2. Evaporator/Cylinder/Barrel
  3. Expansion Valve

F

  1. Foot Pedal
  2. Freedom 360° Series
  3. Frozen Cocktail
  4. Frozen Custard

G

  1. Gelato
  2. Gravity Fed Freezer

H

  1. Hard Pack
  2. Hopper Models

I

  1. Ice Cream
  2. Ice Milk
  3. Italian Ice

K

  1. Kosher or Parve Product

M

  1. Mix
  2. Mix Containers
  3. Mix Feed
  4. Mix Level Indicator
  5. Mix Transfer System

N

  1. Night/Standby Switch
  2. Non-Fat Yogurt
  3. Non-Milk Solids
  4. Novelties

O

  1. Overrun

P

  1. Powdered Mix
  2. Pressurized Freezer

R

  1. Refrigerant
  2. Remote
  3. Re-Run

S

  1. Scraper Blade/Blade/Knife
  2. Self-Contained
  3. Shake
  4. Shake Mix
  5. Sherbet
  6. Slush
  7. Smoothie
  8. Soft Serve
  9. Sorbet
  10. Spindle Head
  11. Stabilizers
  12. Sweeteners
  13. Swing Faucet
  14. Syrup Cabinet

T

  1. Total Milk Solids
  2. Total Solids
  3. Twist Freezer

Y

  1. Yogurt