Am I In The Wrong?

GrateEggspectations

@WeberWho

On the bright side, you can’t come in second place. 😂

Ozzie_Isaac

WeberWho said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Looks like fate solved your dilemma.  Sorry for the loss, but now everyone saves face.

To be fair, I’m not the one who deliberately went against my wife’s wishes and insisted on showing up a nice little ole lady at church.

alaskanassasin

Did it not cool because of the mass of the chili?  I cooked a big ole pot of chili one time and put the pot in the fridge to cool overnight but when I woke up it was still like 50 degrees.

Ozzie_Isaac

alaskanassasin said:

Did it not cool because of the mass of the chili?  I cooked a big ole pot of chili one time and put the pot in the fridge to cool overnight but when I woke up it was still like 50 degrees.

I have solved this issue by sticking in two large metal serving spoons into the center and leaving the lid off.  Metal works like a heat exchanger and cools it much faster.

WeberWho

Ozzie_Isaac said:

WeberWho said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Looks like fate solved your dilemma.  Sorry for the loss, but now everyone saves face.

To be fair, I’m not the one who deliberately went against my wife’s wishes and insisted on showing up a nice little ole lady at church.

Haha! It might be a little different if she was some old frail lady I might have thought twice!   

WeberWho

alaskanassasin said:

Did it not cool because of the mass of the chili?  I cooked a big ole pot of chili one time and put the pot in the fridge to cool overnight but when I woke up it was still like 50 degrees.

That was my initial thought. One of the pots of chili was in a big stainless bowl and I knew I was in trouble when the bowl wasn't cold to the touch when moving it out from the fridge. I did the old trusty let's touch a beer can test in the fridge to double check. The beer wasn't very cold either. So 10+ lbs of chili hit the trash. 

JohnInCarolina

WeberWho said:

I guess chili wasn't meant to be. I spent over 12 hours on chili yesterday only to be defeated by our spare fridge when storing it overnight!

Somehow the setting in the fridge got bumped or it's on its way out. $100+ worth of chili shot. Now I'll have to miss part of church so I can grab 5 chicken pot pies from Sam's Club and show up with something to hold up my end of food commitment. 

Like Limp Bizket says, "It's just one of those days"

This - this right here?  Devastating.

lkapigian

Ozzie_Isaac said:

alaskanassasin said:

Did it not cool because of the mass of the chili?  I cooked a big ole pot of chili one time and put the pot in the fridge to cool overnight but when I woke up it was still like 50 degrees.

I have solved this issue by sticking in two large metal serving spoons into the center and leaving the lid off.  Metal works like a heat exchanger and cools it much faster.

Freeze bottles of water for stocks and things like this , toss the bottles when done 

fishlessman

I would have just kept it on the stove top for myself at that point

Canugghead

Damn, sorry to see that over the top over the top chilli getting wasted. 

Here's how we routinely cool down giant pots ot soup and curry, etc. Keep in mind air is a poor conductor of heat. Cold and icy water work best for us... We start by submerging the metal pot in a big hotel pan filled with cold water, then stir the contents occasionally to distribute the heat, after changing the water couple of times we add ice cubes to fresh cold water for the final stretch. With this approach we can chill down to below room temp real quick depending on the quantity. 

Got to love winter here, the enclosed front porch turns into a walk in fridge!

fishlessman

It's already 30f degree mornings here, it's early this year

Ozzie_Isaac

Or be like 95% of the population who says “in fridge, it’s safe!” Most people don’t worry/think about food safety.  That is why I do not eat at potlucks until I have had 3 or 4 beverages.

JohnInCarolina

I do think you deserve demerits for not posting this as a question, by the way.

RRP

Unless I missed it how was the ladies' chili? Did you taste it? Was it all scarfed down by the visitors and church members?

StillH2OEgger

For what it's worth, I would have risked it and eaten the you know what out of that chili. But good on you for not taking any chances with others.

DoubleEgger

I’ve been hospitalized for salmonella. You don’t want any part of that. I’ve had kidney stones and would take them again all day every day over salmonella. 

WeberWho

RRP said:

Unless I missed it how was the ladies' chili? Did you taste it? Was it all scarfed down by the visitors and church members?

Fortunately she brought two roasters of chili and we had enough for the congregation and visitors. (With other food) The chili was good. Especially given the circumstances on my end. It was a million times better than the chili I didn't show up with. 

RRP

Wow! It was a million times better than the chili I didn't show up with. Now THAT is a very admirable concession speech if I ever heard one!

WeberWho

StillH2OEgger said:

For what it's worth, I would have risked it and eaten the you know what out of that chili. But good on you for not taking any chances with others.

My Dad was over the night before while I was working on the chili. He called me the next day and said, "You did what to the chili?" He was pissed that I threw it away. He said, " I would have ate the biggest bowl of chili that I could have possibly ate before you threw it away." I always bust his balls when he leaves meat on the counter to thaw for hours. 

Yeah, $100+ worth of chili is relatively cheap compared to a bunch of medical bills. It still stings but simply not worth the risk with others involved. 

Canugghead

We used to leave frozen meat on the counter, the night before or in the morning, before heading out to work, then cooked them for dinner. Also, growing up in India most folks  didn't even have a fridge in the house. 

fishlessman

Canugghead said:

We used to leave frozen meat on the counter, the night before or in the morning, before heading out to work, then cooked them for dinner. Also, growing up in India most folks  didn't even have a fridge in the house. 

i almost want to think a tolerance builds up, we ate from a turkey carcass left out for days and then made soup. nowadays it sits outside after tday where its colder than the basement. with chili i wouldnt even think about leaving it on the stove other than i would not serve it outside the family

ive had food poisoning before, a restaurant, chicken parm i think, and a friends mother giving us hotdogs for camping. makes me wonder what they did

lkapigian

I took a bite from a 6 year old hot dog this weekend, no issues 

fishlessman

lkapigian said:

I took a bite from a 6 year old hot dog this weekend, no issues 

thats my point, what did she do. 3 out of 4 got violently sick.....

lkapigian

fishlessman said:

lkapigian said:

I took a bite from a 6 year old hot dog this weekend, no issues 

thats my point, what did she do. 3 out of 4 got violently sick.....

I agree and also why there are so many “ food allergies “ nowadays, sterile environment people are raised in today , anti bacterial everything killed our immune systems…

Buckwoody Egger

what a wild outcome. has the general public earned your chili recipe to be posted here yet?  not the OTT one that would have lost to the church lady. 

shtgunal3

The whole time growing up my parents would lay whatever frozen meat we were having for dinner in the sink before leaving for work. I once worked with a guy that would pack his lunch for work and then put whatever frozen meat they were planning to have for dinner in his lunch box. He said he was killing two birds with one stone. The frozen meat would keep his lunch cool plus it’d thaw before dinner.

JohnInCarolina

Buckwoody Egger said:

what a wild outcome. has the general public earned your chili recipe to be posted here yet?  not the OTT one that would have lost to the church lady. 

WeberWho

Buckwoody Egger said:

what a wild outcome. has the general public earned your chili recipe to be posted here yet?  not the OTT one that would have lost to the church lady. 

No official chilli recipe. I really like the MN Ass Blaster chili recipe here on the forum as a base. (That obviously doesn't work for a potluck for a church but you can tweak the recipe on what you're looking for. 

https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1177085/minnesota-ass-blaster-brisket-chili-recipe

Meat Church OTT chili video he posted within the last week has me intrigued with the adobo sauce. 

Buckwoody Egger

goodness.  they oughtta name that chili lloyd’s revenge (a la Dumb and Dumber)

DoubleEgger

I guess having your b-hole on fire feels good when it’s minus 25 outside.