Rapid cooling food container

A container for rapidly cooling and holding foods at safe temperatures for extended periods of time comprising:

• an upwardly opening inner container in which said foods may be placed, said inner container providing an inner bottom and upwardly extending inner side walls;
• another container, providing an outer bottom and upwardly extending outer side walls, surrounding said inner container;
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• an enclosed chamber formed between said bottom and side walls of said inner and outer containers in which is provided a slow-to-freeze, slow-to-thaw gelatinous material which may be frozen by placing said container in a low temperature freezer;
• said container being further characterized in that said bottom and inner side walls of said inner container provide insulating properties which control the rate of heat transfer between said gelatinous material, when frozen, and said foods placed in said container and further characterized in that said bottom and outer side walls of said outer container provide insulating properties which substantially retard heat transfer between said gelatinous material, when frozen, and the ambient air which surrounds said container.