Cooling apparatus (1) for cooling pourable items comprising at least a rotary tumbler (2) being rotatable around an axis (8), wherein a coolant can be introduced into the cooling apparatus (1) at least via at least one nozzle arrangement (3) comprising a plurality of nozzles (4) that are arranged at least partly annularly around the axis (8).The cooling apparatus (1) is particularly suitable for cooling pourable items having a liquid component. In particular, food products with a liquid coating can be frozen with the cooling apparatus (1), wherein the liquid coating remains on the food products during cooling.
