This idea is evident in my chart--quicker, hotter or slower, less hot. Jerry's scrap-strip experiment will settle the issue. Hey, what about the microwave oven?
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Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair
David, you will have to speka da English. 60-70 C is this some foreign tongue?
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OK, I'll do the calculations just this once. I don't bother estimating by conversion formula any more, just use a search. By the time I had typed in "60 deg", a list of suggestions popped up and the answer was one click away. 60 C = 140 F, 70 C = 160 F. Also, the standard temp for sterilization is 121 C (250 F). Length of time is also a factor, measured as The Thermal Death Time, which is different for different organisms. From the Mushroom Forum (
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/show...umber/11563238)
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An example to clarify:
Assume the TDT for a certain bacterium is 1 minute at 121 °C, and you have 1000 of those bacteria in your jars.
After 1 minute at 121 °C, you have killed 900 of them (90%).
After 2 minutes, you have killed 990 (99%) of them.
After 3 minutes, you have killed 999 of them and have one left (on average).
After 4 minutes, you have on average 1 bacterium in every tenth jar.
After 5 minutes, you have on average 1 bacterium in every 100th jar. And so on.
There is no specific temperature at which contaminants die, it has to do with time as well.
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Mold spores are everywhere! Flies deliver them via the hairs on their legs! Strictly speaking it is impossible to kill them all, or prevent them from access to all but a permanently sealed environment. All we can hope to do is keep them from germinating and growing by maintaining materials in a cool, well-ventilated, dry place. (Something tells me Jerry already recommends this!)
Mold can affect all organic collectibles! A decent article, "Mold is Not Your Friend"
https://www.imagepermanenceinstitute...old-not-friend