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07-21-2008, 12:29 PM | #1 |
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Cooling options?
Hey everyone. From time to time I have reason to cook something a couple days ahead of the event, and then reheat it at the event. What is the best option for quickly cooling once the cooking & resting is done?
I was thinking about buying a couple of small dorm fridges that would be empty except for when I need to cool something down and get it sealed up for later use. I don't want to use my everyday fridge because obviously putting hot or warm food next to cold is begging for trouble. A dorm fridge would probably hold a couple of briskets or butts in a foil pan easily. I'm just not sure if it's hearty enough to handle the load and get it cooled efficiently. Thoughts? |
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07-21-2008, 01:59 PM | #2 |
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My dorm fridge here under my desk takes 24 hours to cool a soda so I doubt it would handle hot meat too well.
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07-21-2008, 02:10 PM | #3 |
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Put it in an ice filled cooler to get the temps down.
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07-21-2008, 02:26 PM | #4 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
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[QUOTE=Fatback Joe;691538]Put it in an ice filled cooler to get the temps down.[/QUOTE
That's correct. Water to meat is most efficient heat exchange. However, I'd probably bag the meat first.
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07-21-2008, 03:40 PM | #6 |
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Oh sweet mother of god. I just threw up in my mouth.
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07-21-2008, 03:42 PM | #7 |
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Alot!!!!
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07-21-2008, 03:52 PM | #9 |
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Alot!!!
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07-21-2008, 04:16 PM | #11 |
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Version 1 had more impact. Put her back. I just won't look back. Might be turned into a pillar of salt. Hey wait a minute...
Version 2 looks damn good in comparison.
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07-21-2008, 04:29 PM | #12 | |
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07-21-2008, 04:55 PM | #13 |
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Why not try a small freezer? I have a freezer the same size as a dorm fridge. Put it in there and set a timer.
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07-21-2008, 05:00 PM | #14 | |
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I use my deep freeze. It will drop the temp quickly and then I put it in the fridge to hold it. We learned to do it like that when we were kids and didn't won't to wait on dessert to cool down
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07-21-2008, 11:24 PM | #15 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
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Maybe buy a use fridge most the time you can find them cheap or someone might give you one.( She have pretty eyes)
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