eli5 why leaving meat in a hot room spoils it but microwaving the meat is okay.

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eli5 why leaving meat in a hot room spoils it but microwaving the meat is okay.

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It’s about controlled heat; cooking meat breaks down proteins and makes them easy to digest for humans. Leaving meat exposed to bacteria and fungi in the air over time will let them digest it, and end up with what the term “spoilage”