"salgud" > wrote in message
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> Doug Kanter wrote:
>> "wff_ng_7" > wrote in message
>> news:sCt1g.8555$JY5.243@trnddc01...
>> > "Doug Kanter" > wrote:
>> >>> I challenge the twit to produce a well recognized (if not
>> >>> authoritative)
>> >>> reference condoning his method. Why not start with showing that the
>> >>> stock is sterile. Most recipes recommend temperatures well below the
>> >>> boiling point, and even cooking at the boiling point does not
>> >>> guarantee
>> >>> sterility. Most recipes also recommend cooling NOT covered.
>> >>
>> >> Why do you feel it needs to be sterile?
>> >
>> > I don't.
>> >
>> > It is Sheldon claiming that because it is sterile, therefore there are
>> > no
>> > worries about organisms growing in it during a slow cooling process. I
>> > believe in a prior thread Sheldon even proposed leaving the pot out on
>> > the
>> > counter overnight. I don't believe the stock is sterile to begin with,
>> > and
>> > any additional pathogens introduced by speeding up the cooling are not
>> > as
>> > important as getting the stock out of the dangerous (fast growth)
>> > temperature range as quickly as possible.
>> >
>> > I have yet to see a good source condoning Sheldon's method. On the
>> > contrary, I've come across numerous recognized and authoritative
>> > references advocating quick cooling methods.
>> >
>> > --
>> > ( #wff_ng_7# at #verizon# period #net# )
>> >
>>
>> I don't agree with leaving it on the counter for longer than it takes for
>> the hot pot to be safely placed on the next surface, but the fact is,
>> Sheldon's still alive, and who knows how long he's been doing this? Not
>> important, though. You encounter more potential pathogens in other places
>> each day than you'll EVER find in a pot of broth that's been off the
>> stove
>> for a few hours.
>

>
> Is it possible this method could cause serious brain damage? Dogturd
> may be alive, but his brain obviously is not!
>

I can't vouch for the nature of his life, only that he is still sitting up
and typing.