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Heat absolutely does kill bacteria. Heating water for just a few minutes at 60C will kill e. coli, 70C will kill it instantly. Coffee is brewed at 90-100C. [1]

by sfeng 9y ago

Heat absolutely does kill bacteria. Heating water for just a few minutes at 60C will kill e. coli, 70C will kill it instantly. Coffee is brewed at 90-100C. [1] https://academic.oup.com/jtm/article-pdf/3/1/11/5107757/jtm3-0011.pdf https://academic.oup.com/jtm/article-pdf/3/1/11/5107757/jtm3...

rjsw 9y ago
Airplanes are not pressurized to sea level though, water boils at lower temperatures at altitude.
- spiznnx 9y ago
  On airplanes, pressure is equivalent to about 2000m ASL, at which water boils at 93.4 °C
  - rjsw 9y ago
    There are several ski resorts at 2000m, you notice the difference in coffee temperature from sea level.
leephillips 9y ago
Yeah, but not "magically".