Material chilling/freezing system

A system for freezing/chilling materials, comprising:

• an inlet for receiving the materials;
• a pump for applying a positive pressure to the materials to facilitate flow of the materials through the system;
• at least one module in fluid communication with the pump to receive the materials and to store the materials therein for a predetermined period of time as a stationary batch of material for freezing/chilling, the at least one module having an internal wall in communication with the stationary batch of material stored therein that is adapted to apply a low temperature to the materials to at least partially freeze the stationary batch of material and which is adapted to apply a heat to the at least partially frozen stationary batch of material to defrost the stationary batch of material at an interface between the stationary batch of material and the internal wall;
• and
• an outlet for receiving the at least partially frozen batch of material from the at least one module;
• wherein, the flow of the material is controllable to deliver the material into the at least one module and to stop further flow of the material into the at least one module to form the stationary batch of material within the at least one module, and the flow of the material is further controllable to recommence flow of the material into the at least one module following the defrost to cause the at least partially frozen batch of material to be received by the outlet from the at least one module.