Steve wrote:
> If I'm going to be refrigerating homemade soup, should it go into the
> fridge immediately after cooking, or should I wait until it cools off
> a little? Or does that just allow bacteria to multiply?


It's not good for the fridge to stick a large amount of hot stuff. Stick
a cover on the pot while it is hot and let it cool down to room
temperature. Then stick it into the fridge.