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Need Gumbo Advice
Posted on 12/6/17 at 7:27 pm
Posted on 12/6/17 at 7:27 pm
Cooked about 4 gallons to bring to our office Open house tomorrow. It is still on the stove and warm.
Do I leave it out all night or try to refrigerate it and heat up in the morning? Will it go bad if put in fridge while warm?
TIA
Do I leave it out all night or try to refrigerate it and heat up in the morning? Will it go bad if put in fridge while warm?
TIA
Posted on 12/6/17 at 7:28 pm to novabill
what kind of gumbo? does it have any seafood in it?
Posted on 12/6/17 at 7:36 pm to novabill
Making mine now and plan on putting the whole pot outside tonight due to the perfect weather...same as my frig
Posted on 12/6/17 at 7:37 pm to novabill
If you divide some in smaller pots, they will cool faster so you can get it all in the fridge overnight.
Posted on 12/6/17 at 7:40 pm to novabill
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Do I leave it out all night or try to refrigerate it and heat up in the morning? Will it go bad if put in fridge while warm?
Don't leave it out. Put the pot in the sink in an ice water bath. It will cool down enough to put in the fridge.
Posted on 12/6/17 at 7:51 pm to Gris Gris
+1 w/ GG. That’s how we do it.
Posted on 12/6/17 at 8:06 pm to tsunami11
quote:
Making mine now and plan on putting the whole pot outside tonight due to the perfect weather...same as my frig
Put it outside while warm?
Posted on 12/6/17 at 8:09 pm to novabill
quote:If it's seafood then definitely cool it off until ready to heat before serving. The ice bath is a great way to accomplish this rapidly. Then keep it at 40F (refrigerator) until you are ready to reheat it.
Shrimp and crab
This post was edited on 12/6/17 at 8:10 pm
Posted on 12/6/17 at 8:10 pm to tsunami11
quote:
Making mine now and plan on putting the whole pot outside tonight due to the perfect weather...same as my frig
Some coons gonna eat good tonight
Posted on 12/6/17 at 8:30 pm to cj35
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cj35
What about setting in chest freezer until cool? Same result?
Posted on 12/6/17 at 8:33 pm to novabill
It will help cool it down, but it will also heat up the chest freezer. Could thaw anything else in the freezer and would put undo strain on the freezer. If you can do the ice bath, that would be preferably.
Posted on 12/6/17 at 9:18 pm to novabill
Don't understand... if it's warm, and you want it cold, it's somehow got to get from warm to cold, so why can't you put a warm gumbo or anything else in a cold fridge/freezer/ice chest?
Posted on 12/6/17 at 9:20 pm to GusMcRae
1. Could heat up the fridge or freezer causing it to over stress to get temp back down
2. Could lead to food sitting in the danger temp zone and make you sick later.
2. Could lead to food sitting in the danger temp zone and make you sick later.
Posted on 12/6/17 at 9:51 pm to GusMcRae
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Don't understand... if it's warm, and you want it cold, it's somehow got to get from warm to cold, so why can't you put a warm gumbo or anything else in a cold fridge/freezer/ice chest?
Something about it going bad if put in fridge while warm. Just learned about ice bath.
Posted on 12/6/17 at 11:36 pm to TH03
quote:
Could lead to food sitting in the danger temp zone and make you sick later.
As long as it's reheated to the proper temp this danger is eliminated.
Posted on 12/6/17 at 11:40 pm to rooster108bm
quote:While there is some truth in this statement, you don't want to overheat a seafood gumbo for too long if not necessary, the seafood can become quite rubbery. Therefore handling the gumbo correctly throughout the process will lead to a better end product at serving.
As long as it's reheated to the proper temp this danger is eliminated.
Posted on 12/6/17 at 11:46 pm to cj35
quote:
While there is some truth in this statement, you don't want to overheat a seafood gumbo for too long if not necessary, the seafood can become quite rubbery.
No argument with that from me. I won't even eat leftover fish, but it's not because of a health hazard, it's because it's not as good.
Posted on 12/7/17 at 5:41 am to rooster108bm
Do what GG said. You have to put it into smaller containers so every bit of it will chill down. If you put it in warm in a big pot, the middle of the pot will be in the danger zone for hours.
If you think about your Tupperware or other storage containers, most are no thicker than about 4 inches. That's for this reason.
If you think about your Tupperware or other storage containers, most are no thicker than about 4 inches. That's for this reason.
Posted on 12/7/17 at 5:48 am to novabill
Put it in the fridge warm and stir every hour for 3 hours.
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