Great tip

[Meenah]

I'm not sure where I read this, but it really worked.

I made a large pot of soup and it was too hot to put away and I had to go to work. I filled a large ziplock freezer bag with ice and put it in the soup. I stirred for a while and it really did cool down the soup from the inside out! When it was cooled I just pulled out the ziplock filled with water! Genius.

[alison]

Re: Great tip

Are you sure the plastic won't start to melt? I'm such a wimp when it comes to this kind of stuff.

[Meenah]

Re: Great tip

I had allowed it to cool maybe 20 minutes before I put the ice in. I used the heavy duty freezer ziplock and it was fine.

[alison]

Re: Great tip

Thanks! I told you I was chicken shit.
I'll try it, because this we eat lots of soup and have this problem pretty often.

[Meenah]

Re: Great tip

You could use one the ziplocks made for steaming food, unless it has holes in it. Just get the heavy duty and partially cool first.