Waiting for food to cool off (mild, homemade, glass, meat)

[mainebrokerman]

this is one of the reasons I order ice water,,,for the ice,,

I will ice soup, coffee... stews...

ive burnt my tongue of hot foods ....and slurping it in because its hot ... isn't a very pleasant noise at the table


ice is my friend...

[Kaphawoman]

Originally Posted by Dirt Grinder

So is spitting hot soup back into the bowl.

Hence the tactic of blowing on your soup before you put it in your mouth, and gently tasting it not guzzling. This isn't rocket science.

[Nepenthe]

Yah, because blowing on every spoonful of food is so classy.

[DragonflyMom]

I cannot imaging a scenario where I would need to wait more than a minute or two at the most. I like my food hot, or at least warm. A 40-minute old baked potato isn't even going to melt butter. I feel sure that the OP is waiting way too long and irritating everyone who goes to dinner with him. In 40 minutes from the time the food arrives, I'm finished eating and paying the check, In fact, I doubt that he really does this - maybe this is just a discussion starter.

[Missy2U]

Originally Posted by Nepenthe

Yah, because blowing on every spoonful of food is so classy.

If you do it properly, it's considerably (by orders of magnitude) less conspicuous than putting ice in a bowl of soup or sitting there doing nothing when you've got a plate of food in front of you!

[Sundaydrive00]

Originally Posted by Nepenthe

Yah, because blowing on every spoonful of food is so classy.

You're not spraying your soup across the table, just gently blowing on it. Its much better then fishing ice cubes out of your drink and plopping them into your food.

[Bulldogdad]

Depends on the time of year for me. Right now I like cold refreshing food after a to day working outside.

I also like my fresh grilled steaks and meat just warm to the touch so I usually like to let meat rest about 30 min. Much better flavor than hot meat.

[Dirt Grinder]

Originally Posted by Sundaydrive00

...Its much better then fishing ice cubes out of your drink and plopping them into your food.

Nah, I just stick my fork in the glass and elegantly lift a few cubes out of the glass. ¿

[maggie2101]

Originally Posted by Dirt Grinder

Nah, I just stick my fork in the glass and elegantly lift a few cubes out of the glass. ¿

That is what my sister does to add cubes to her wine glass.

[TabulaRasa]

How many degrees is your damned soup served at that it would seriously need to sit for 30-40 minutes to be safe to comfortably consume?

We're not talking lava or bubbling tar, here. Liquids of the sort that soup is generally made from, removed from heat sources, cool fairly quickly.