"Helpful person" > wrote in message
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> On Tuesday, November 12, 2013 2:05:46 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
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>> I don't like the idea of setting it in water. My luck is that I will
>> get water in the dish. I'd rather set it in ice... but I'm wondering
>> why you need to cool it down so quickly. Give it 15-20 minutes and it
>> will be practically cold.
>>
> Ice won't work. It needs the thermal contact of water.
>

ice provides thermal contact, but not as good as water. But, as sf said,
the ice will melt, increasing the thermal contact.