To cool food quickly you can place the food in a bowl or other container and then carefully set it in an ice bath to speed up the cooling process. Partially fill a bowl or container larger than your bowl of food with ice cubes and cold water. Then set your bowl of food into the bowl of ice water and ensure that the water doesn't spill over the top and into the food bowl. It should just come up the sides of the food bowl partway to start cooling the food within. If the ice water is very shallow, carefully pour a little more water down one of the sides into the ice bath. Hold the edge of your food bowl so it doesn't tip over, and stir the food periodically. As the food mixes around and touches the cold surface of the bowl it will cool faster than if you had left it on its own to cool at room temperature.