About YUUCooling slightly (aranetsu)
Letting freshly cooked food cool until it’s warm enough to touch.
👀 At a glance
🌡WhatCool hot food a little
✋Look forWarm to the touch
🧊WhenBefore the fridge or wrapping
🥄 How to
1
Spread it out on a flat plate or tray (don’t pile it up)
2
To cool faster, set it on ice packs or ice water
3
Once you can touch it, put it in the fridge right away
💡 Why cool it
- Hot food in the fridge warms up everything else
- Wrapping it hot traps steam and makes it soggy
⚠️ Be careful
- Don’t leave it in the pot for hours. Lukewarm food is where germs grow fastest
- For big batches, divide it up so it cools quickly
- For lunch boxes, cool food completely before closing the lid
