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Cooling food on counters promotes rapid germs

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Waiting for your massive pot of stew to hit room temperature before refrigerating it is an outdated recipe for disaster. Modern refrigerators can easily handle hot items without breaking, whereas leaving food out allows it to sit perfectly in the optimal danger zone for aggressive pathogen multiplication. You are just giving bacteria a comfortable head start.

Cooling food on counters promotes rapid germs
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