Jim Macey wrote:
> gloria p wrote:>
> (snip)
>> I always BWB process for an extra 10 minutes or so because we are at
>> almost 5800 ft. in altitude and water boils here at ~202 deg. F.
>
> This brings up a question: what bugs/bacteria are we chasing after that
> require 212deg. for 10 mins??? I was under the impression that most
> bacteria burst their cell walls at around 106deg. and the protoplasm
> leaks out, producing death of the cell. Anybody know??
>
> Jim...in New Mexico

botulism.

many bacteria can survive well past 106F.


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