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Turning Pico into Salsa, any tips?
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It'll fix some things. Cooking won't stop botulism, as there, the problem is a toxin that's been already produced by a microorganism, but it'll kill salmonella or listeria, if you do sufficiently cook the stuff and avoid cross-contamination via cutting boards or similar getting into you. But...at least for me, the tradeoff in trying to save money wouldn't be worth it, not for any food that's probably already made me sick. And health agencies are going to tell you to discard food where there's a known outbreak, not try to process it specially.
Yeah, you’re all right
It’s not really the money, just the idea that I’m wasting food. That’s always hard to overcome. It doesn’t help that this is my favorite food (topped over rice and beans) so I’m gonna have a disappointing set of dinners this week, assuming it’s not something else that made me ill
You should start a compost pile to help ease the idea of wasting food.
While it would be more beneficial to consume the food(when its still good), composting allows it to not go to waste. Turn it into something that can feed a nearby tree or plant.
I like that idea, we’re already saving eggshells for the calcium for that reason
I’ll look into it, thanks!
Toxic substances (ones that make you sick) are not food. Unless you are an assassin or a masochist, you are not wasting anything by throwing toxins away.
That said, did you cook the beans long enough? Some beans can create what feels like food poisoning if they are not cooked long enough.
Instant pot 30 min high pressure, 40 min natural release (black beans)
I’ve not heard of that issue with beans, only that undercooked beans are crunchy lol
https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/multimedia/multimedia_pub/multimedia_pub_fsf_208_01.html
Well damn, you learn something new every day
I didn’t realize raw beans were so dangerous. I’m surprised they even mentioned green beans in there since those I’ve considered edible raw
Probably not the beans then. Black beans usually aren't the primary concern and you definitely cooked them long enough.
The other comment provides a good resource for the particular issue I was thinking of, so you can probably look at the other sources, and you're right to question the raw Pico.
The universe wastes nothing. Matter is never truly destroyed.
Botulinum toxin is neutralized by cooking.
There are many other types of toxins in spoiled food, so the advice is still to discard it.