The indigenous Inuit first used quick freezing

While working with the indigenous Inuit, Birdseye observed that when the native caught fish in fifty below zero weather, the fish froze stiff as soon as they were taken out of the water. When the fish was later thawed, Birdseye noticed it was just as delicious as when it was fresh.

The Inuit also preserved fresh vegetables by putting them in tubs and buckets of water in cold weather, freezing them for later use.