Food Factoids – v1.

November 18, 2013 at 4:29 PM | Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

NERDSTEAK

Rapid fire food factoids…AAANNNDDD…GO!

• The Trinidad Scorpion Moruga Blend is the current world record holder for hottest chile with over 2million SHUs.
• It is recommended that honey should not be fed to infants, the elderly, or people with weakened immune systems due to the honey naturally containing botulism spores.
• The myth of a McDonald’s hamburger lasting 12 years due to chemicals in the meat is false.  With little moisture, small size, and topical seasonings, the burger dehydrates before it can spoil almost preserving it like jerky.
• The optimal doneness for a steak is medium-rare.  This allows most of the marbled fat to render and provide and juicy and flavorful steak.  Too rare, and you will have unrendered fat which will not provide optimal taste…too well and you will have excess fat and moisture loss.
• The juice that comes from steak is nat actually blood.  It is called myoglobin, and is…

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