Re: Really quick f8 puffer death, do you know why? :(
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 5:24 am
Actually advice from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FactSheets/Foc ... dex.asp#10) recommends people fast freeze their food, and a quick Google search on home freezers suggests that they tout fast freeze capabilities far more than they do slow freeze. So, I think it's incorrect saying that most home freezers do slow freezing: it's not typically what home customers want for the very reason you state (mushy, bland, tasteless food).
I suppose the best way of dealing with psychrophilic bacteria is simply to cook them above 20c (68F) but personally I will rely on my gamma-irradiated foods as this method has proven benefits for sterilisation and the low doses do not cause significant alteration in the food.
I suppose the best way of dealing with psychrophilic bacteria is simply to cook them above 20c (68F) but personally I will rely on my gamma-irradiated foods as this method has proven benefits for sterilisation and the low doses do not cause significant alteration in the food.