Does rate of cooling affect moisture retention? What are reasons to cool fast vs slow?

I was prepping some freezer fries the other day and decided to skip putting my fries into an ice bath to cool after blanching. Normally, the process is to blanch, fast cool, and freeze.

After baking them from frozen, I noticed that my fries were sort of dry. Then came the question: Does rate of cooling affect moisture retention? What are reasons (aside from food safety) to cool fast vs slow?

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