What it is used for
Buffet and seafood displays
Fog rolling from a trough under the display tray. The dry ice sits in its own container and never touches the food.
Outdoor catering
Frozen stock, ice cream and kulfi carried to a venue and held there for the whole function.
Walk-in or freezer breakdown
A few blocks over the stock protect a day's worth of frozen inventory during a repair.
Presentation at the table
Fog from a separate lower chamber of a serving vessel, where the guest cannot reach the dry ice.
- Price
- ₹110 per kg plus GST
- Minimum order
- 10 kg
- Bulk orders
- Up to 30% off
How to do it
Store dry ice in a thermocol box in a ventilated back area, away from guests and away from the staff rest room.
Give one trained person the gloves, tongs and the job. Nobody else handles it.
For display fog, use a covered trough with holes, filled with warm water, below or behind the food.
At closing, leave unused pieces in the open box in a ventilated place to disappear on their own.
How much to order
A buffet display running through a three-hour service uses about 8–10 kg. Outdoor catering boxes need about 5 kg per 50-litre box per day.
Before you use itDry ice must never be served, placed loose in a glass or bowl, or offered as a mouth freshener. In March 2024 five diners in Gurugram were hospitalised after being served it. India's food regulator treats it as a cooling agent only.
Questions from this trade
Can we put a small piece in a cocktail for effect?
No. A guest can swallow it, and it causes severe internal burns. Use a vessel with a separate sealed chamber for the dry ice, or keep the effect off the table.
Where should the kitchen store it?
In its thermocol box with the lid resting loose, in an airy store or back area. Not in a walk-in chiller people enter, and not in an airtight bin.
Do you supply daily?
Tell us how many kilos you need and how often. Regular and bulk buyers get up to 30% off.
Tell us the kilos, the place and the date.
Dry ice blocks at ₹110 per kg plus GST. Minimum 10 kg. Up to 30% off on bulk orders.