Not entirely true. Under the right conditions some of the flagellated bacteria can really book. At an optimal 35 degrees C they can move and multiply to cover a three-inch diameter agar plate within 24 hours*. At room temp. it’d take a bit longer-two or three days maybe. Of course this is primarily surface movement, they don’t actually burrow into something solid like a slab of steak. But bread products, like pizza crust, offer plenty of nooks and crannies to slide into. As mentioned before though, at freezer temperatures they’re just snoozing.
*Thus growing over and burying any other organisms you might be interested in dammit.
I’ve NEVER had a frozen pizza that tasted like crap. Even the cheapest, greasiest, cardboardiest slice of frozen pizza tastes divine. If my children didn’t require vitamins and minerals and stuff, I’d live on frozen pizza. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Frozen pizza. Mmmmmmm.
I have two kids; I’m not worried about cardboard circle germs. My kids are already carrying germs of such virility they would be capable of giving the cardboard germs wedgies and stealing their lunch money.
That’s right, folks! To ensure perfect health, Just ensure your germs are tougher than their germs!
Thanks, Marlitharn. Now I have to clean soda off my monitor. I forgot you can’t drink while browsing the Straight Dope. Let this be a lesson to you all!
–SSgtBaloo
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