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Re: Microwaving honey
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Mike Rossander <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 5 Jan 2007 09:05:14 -0800
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re: using a pressure cooker instead of the microwave
   
  1.  I don't think that even that will kill AFB spores.  Yesterday, Tim cited 125 C (260 F) for 10 minutes to kill bacterial spores generally and that is the temperature that is typically reached by a pressure cooker at 15 psi.  But AFB spores are known to be more heat-resistant than the average.  This article has more:
  http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=169683
   
  2.  Even at only 125 C, you will still carmelize the honey - very bad for your bees.  Heating it hot enough or long enough to actually kill the AFB will only make the carmelization worse.


Mike Rossander
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