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Timeline for answer to Botulism risk in garlic naan bread? by Ecnerwal

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Jan 21, 2024 at 21:06 review Suggested edits
Jan 22, 2024 at 2:37
Jan 19, 2024 at 20:55 comment added eps @JackAidley also only the surface is going to get hot, and bread is a great insulator so you'd have no guarantee of anything even slightly below the surface (the spots most likely to form botulism, in fact). This is a terrible answer.
Jan 19, 2024 at 17:13 comment added anon 80 degrees is what I'm calling a high temperature, and one I doubt you'll hit for five minutes by toasting.
Jan 19, 2024 at 15:58 comment added Ecnerwal "Although botulism spores are heat stable, botulinum toxin is heat labile. Botulinum toxin can be inactivated by heating to 176°F (80°C)." cdc.gov/botulism/pdf/bot-manual.pdf
Jan 19, 2024 at 15:55 comment added anon No, I'm not. The spores are also heat resistant - much more so, in fact - but the toxin itself is also pretty tough. Cooking from scratch is likely to get things hot enough and for long enough, but simple reheating or toasting is another matter.
Jan 19, 2024 at 15:54 comment added Ecnerwal @JackAidley You're confusing spores and toxin. They are different.
Jan 19, 2024 at 14:43 comment added anon Botulism toxin is a heat resistant molecule, so you need to raise the internal temperature to high temperatures for some time (e.g. 5 minutes) to inactivate it. Neither toasting nor reheating in the oven are likely to produce the necessary temperatures to do this.
Jan 19, 2024 at 13:30 history answered Ecnerwal CC BY-SA 4.0