The invention relates to a device (3) with at least one
vacuum cooling station (3a, 3b, 3c), comprising a
control unit (17), at least one
vacuum cooling chamber (14a, 14b, 14c) for enclosing at least one product (13) contained therein, at least one
pressure sensor (23a, 23b, 23c) connected to the
control unit (17) for detecting an actual pressure present within the
vacuum cooling chamber (3a, 3b, 3c), a
vacuum pump (20) connected to the vacuum
cooling chamber (3a, 3b, 3c) for generating a vacuum within the vacuum
cooling chamber (3a, 3b, 3c), and at least one valve unit (22a, 22b, 22c) controllable by means of the
control unit (17), via which the
vacuum pump (20) is connected to the vacuum
cooling chamber (3a, 3b, 3c), wherein the control unit (17) is configured to, during evacuation, the vacuum cooling chamber (3a, 3b, 3c) taking into account a comparison of one based on the
pressure sensor (23a, 23b,23c) The actual pressure gradient determined by the controller (17) is used to determine a
control variable for the valve unit (22a, 22b, 22c) based on the actual pressure values recorded by the controller (17) and a vacuum target pressure gradient (S1, S2, S3) of a pressure profile specified in the controller (17), on the basis of which the valve unit (22a, 22b, 22c) can be controlled from an adjustable
vacuum pressure (P1) until an adjustable final
vacuum pressure (P2) is reached within the vacuum cooling chamber (3a, 3b, 3c).