[header] How to control microbial growth [title] Boil small, heat-resistant items for 10 minutes to disinfect them. [step] This is one of the oldest methods used to control microbes. Bring a large pot of water to a hard boil and carefully drop in the items that need to be disinfected.
[header] How to control microbial growth [title] Boil small, heat-resistant items for 10 minutes to disinfect them. [step] This is one of the oldest methods used to control microbes. Bring a large pot of water to a hard boil and carefully drop in the items that need to be disinfected.
Keep an ice pack pack on the items as they soak in the water to prevent them from melting. [substeps] Make sure to use food-grade cooking oil. [substeps] Make sure you have enough water to cover each item in the package. Change pot every half hour to keep the water completely wet. Let the items sit in this for 15 to 30 minutes. After this, clean them off and set them up in the water pot again. Most non-electrical glass, metal, and hard plastics are heat-resistant. [substeps] Heat the water to at least 100 ° c (212 ° f) to kill bacteria, fungi and their spores, and almost all viruses.