How to Chill a Glass
A chilled glass is a prerequisite for a sophisticated martini, a tangy margarita or just the coolest summer soft drink.
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Instructions
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Put the glass in the refrigerator or freezer a few hours before use.
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Remove it and fill it with crushed ice.
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Swish the ice around, then remove it.
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Dry the glass lightly and quickly.
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Add your drink.
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Tips & Warnings
If no refrigerator space is available for chilling, fill each glass with cracked or crushed ice. Empty the glass, dry it quickly and add the beverage.
To rim a glass with salt or sugar, dip the rim of a chilled glass in water, then in either coarse salt or granulated sugar.
Chill glasses for cocktails or nonalcoholic fruit drinks (such as lemonade). Don't chill wine glasses.
Make sure to remove all traces of ice before filling the glass so the drink doesn't get diluted.
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Comments
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Haoie
Jun 05, 2009
If only I had room.
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chillie
Mar 14, 2009
I chill my glasses - including wine glasses - in the freezer. Guests are impressed when they receive a frosted glass; it looks so pretty.
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chillie
Mar 14, 2009
I chill my glasses - including wine glasses - in the freezer. Guests are impressed when they receive a frosted glass; it looks so pretty.
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Nov 22, 2005
As a bartender, I use the following method to chill a glass: Fill the glass with ice and add soda water or just water. Mix your drink in a tumbler and by the time you have finished that, just dump out and shake all the water out of the glass.
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Nov 22, 2005
For some parties I just get a pan, fill it with water and ice and then put the glass face down on the pan and take it out when I'm ready.
