"Jack" wrote

Every Sunday, I simmer a huge pot of beans that have been soaking
overnight in the fridge. After an hour on the stove, they're dumped
into a pyrex bowl. That bowl is hot as hell. Whatchoo suggest, I
should leave 'em outta the fridge until they cool off?

Grin, I use a crockpot (less cost to make'em, can leave on 'warm' for a day
or so to enjoy before you need to decant to something else).

Beans can be left safely to cool until you can easily handle the container
with no problem, even with meat in them. Main risk once they are that cool
is overheating something else in the fridge causing unsafe or unsightly
spoilage.

Best bet for both food safety and not harming the fridge: Pour beans in your
chosen keeper and set it on the counter while you eat. Can set in the sink
with a little tap water partway up the container (room temp water) to speed
this. Eat, enjoy, wash dishes then put it in the fridge. You won't 'Doctor
Destructo' the mayo and other things then.