Acook removes a one-gallon pot of hot soup from a stove and places it in an ice-water bath to cool. which is the best cooling procedure before refrigerating the soup? 1. leave the pot of soup uncovered in the ice-water bath and stir frequently until the soup cools from 135 f. to 85 f. within four hours. 2. leave the pot of soup uncovered in the ice-water bath and stir frequently until the soup cools from 135 f. to 70 f. within two hours. 3. cover the pot of soup in the ice-water bath until the soup cools to 110 f. 4. wait for the ice to melt and the water to return to room temperature.