eli5 why leaving meat in a hot room spoils it but microwaving the meat is okay.
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The temperature in a hot room doesn’t kill the bacteria that live on the meat, but instead accelerates their growth. The longer it’s in the warmth, the more do the bacteria have time to multiply. At some point, there’s just too much and it spoils.
The microwave on the other hand cooks the meat and really quickly at that. The bacteria usually doesn’t survive the process because it’s heated up too much and even if it does survive, it’s not long enough for it to grow significantly.
Why you can’t just cook spoiled meat is: yes, the bacteria get killed. But they leave toxins behind. That happens on every piece of meat, pretty much regardless of how fresh it is. As I said, there’s always some bacteria. But in fresh or cooked meat, there’s just far far far less
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