Rapid chill and freeze cabinet

A rapid freeze cabinet, comprising:

• an open frame structure comprising a horizontally disposed rectangular upper frame;
• a horizontally disposed rectangular lower frame;
• four vertically disposed side frame members connected to the upper frame and the lower frame to thereby form the open frame structure as a rectangular parallelepiped;
• a blower disposed on the upper frame,
• the blower having a cold air discharge;
• a product drawer shelf disposed within the open frame structure between the upper frame and the lower frame,
• the product drawer shelf supported by the side frame members,
• the product drawer shelf defining shelf openings to allow passage of air therethrough;
• a product drawer slidingly disposed on the product drawer shelf,
• the product drawer comprising a plurality of product cells configured to support a plurality of product containers,
• each product cell having an open upper end, an open lower end, closed sidewalls, a product container support member disposed within the product cell proximate the open lower end of the product cell, and a plurality of product container spacers disposed within the product cell proximate the upper end of the product cell;
• and
• a cold air distribution system, comprising:
• a cold air supply line having a first end connected to the cold air discharge of the blower, and a second end attached to a plurality of cold air discharge nozzles,
• each cold air discharge nozzle disposed above a respective product cell when the product drawer is disposed within the open frame structure;
• and
• a plurality of cold air plenums, each cold air plenum housing a respective cold air discharge nozzle and forming a seal around the open upper end of a respective product cell.