You are now the proud owner of JetChill equipment which will enable you to give your
customers a truly exhilarating experience when consuming certain alcoholic drinks.
JetChill drinks use dry ice (solid carbon dioxide gas) to react with room temperature
liquids to provide a smoking effect to the drink.
Dry ice is a ‘food safe’ substance but there are health and safety hazards associated with
the very low temperature of this product, which means it must be handled with care.
Uncontrolled, exposure to dry ice will cause freezer burns to skin. Consumption of dry ice
crystals or pellets can cause burns to the oesophagus and stomach.
JetChill provides dispensing equipment certified by CE and NSF. This includes the carbon
dioxide cylinder, the ‘JetChill’ dry ice dispenser and the associated, safe drinking vessel
into which the dry ice is inserted under pressure. Finally, JetChill also provides the
alcoholic beverage which is dispensed into the drinking vessel. This user manual outlines
fully how the JetChill equipment is to be used safely.
Once small amounts of dry ice have been dispensed into the JetChill drinks vessel, the
alcoholic liquid is added by the server or by the customer. The chemical reaction
between the alcoholic beverage and the dry ice is almost instant and will last for several
minutes. The drink can be consumed at any point after the liquid has been added, during
the chemical reaction and after the subsidence of the chemical reaction.
Whilst small deposits of dry ice can be released into drinks during consumption, the risks
to health from these small amounts (a maximum of 0.05g per dispense) are not
considered to present a risk to the human health (see scientific data in the appendices).
Dry ice is dispensed into the bottom of the drinking vessel where it is kept separate from
the liquid by a perforated ‘separator’. It is this separator that prevents the dry ice from
being consumed by the customer. Where solid dry ice pellets are used, these are also
kept in a separate section of the drinking vessel so as to prevent accidental ingestion.
The dry ice is not considered to cause any food safety concerns and will not render the
alcoholic drink injurious to health, nor will it render it unfit for consumption. There are
safety hazards associated with the handling and use of the JetChill equipment, but no
more so those associated with the handling of cellar gases. Safe systems of work are
addressed in later sections of this manual.
It is essential that users of the equipment are suitably trained and can demonstrate they
are competent to use the equipment safely. Training information is contained in this
manual. It will be the venue operator/employer’s responsibility to ensure that all staff
and any self-employed or contracted personnel engaged to dispense the smoking drinks,
are competent to use the equipment.
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