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stetwood
Jun 30, 2014Explorer
I never really thought you would have a problem with cooked meat.
If cooked to 165 degrees, almost all (99.99%) of the bacteria involved in decomposing will be killed and if stored shortly afterwards in a clean Tupperware, the meat should not decompose. If left out it would more likely have mummified or dried out. Now if it was raw, that is a totally different story, even if stored in a Tupperware the bacteria would have enough oxygen to decompose the meat to a slimy stinking mess.
If cooked to 165 degrees, almost all (99.99%) of the bacteria involved in decomposing will be killed and if stored shortly afterwards in a clean Tupperware, the meat should not decompose. If left out it would more likely have mummified or dried out. Now if it was raw, that is a totally different story, even if stored in a Tupperware the bacteria would have enough oxygen to decompose the meat to a slimy stinking mess.
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