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but it’s not what you think. found an interesting video response to the original non-digestible burger discussion thread:
http://gizmodo.com/5682815/the-truth-behind-the-everlasting-happy-meal-no-burgers-tha-
t-size-rot

i would’ve posted it in that thread but it got hi-jacked by pirates!
here’s a link to the original video in case you missed it:
http://muscledog.com/video/view/418/WORLDS_FIRST_BIONIC_BURGER

“Basically, Lopez-Alt’s findings confirm that McDonalds official responses to the hoopla bacteria needs moisture; Dehydrated food won’t rot wasn’t a load of shit. The scientific method! It’s a beautiful thing”….(Serious Eats)
 
WOW!! Thanks for posting that Pirate Hijacker Pete.. You totally stole our spotlight by changing threads.. 
 
THANKS A LOT buddy.. By the way Halloween is OVER
 
Getting back on topic like a mature individual!!!
 
This article/study is very interesting.. Does this apply with other food?
 
Would it makes sense to leave cooked fish, poultry, meat and veggies uncovered in order to let it breath and prevent it from molding?
 
This theory goes against everything i have ever heard/read?? Please clarify Pete aka P Hijacker

wow, look who it is…thought we lost you to davey jones locker, pete!  : P

“The burger doesn’t rot because it’s small size and relatively large surface area help it to lose moisture very fast. Without moisture, there’s no mold or bacterial growth. Of course, that the meat is pretty much sterile to begin with due to the high cooking temperature helps things along as well.”

thanks for posting this response—it’s interesting that no burgers of that size rot….so, what about sliders (the tiny burgers)? 

D, i’m sure you would see the same effect with sliders if they weren’t overly thick patties.

Laura, I wasn’t the pirate hi-jacker who took over the last thread, it was you matey.

as far as dehydrated food not rotting, you’ll see this with dehydrated fruits/veggies and things like grains, nuts, seeds and even beef jerky. as long as they aren’t stored in a bag with any source of moisture they’ll last nearly forever. not that i would consider them a good thing to eat past a few weeks/months, but they won’t rot.
i wouldn’t recommend leaving veggies or fish/poultry out because they all should still have their own moisture. if you dried them out then they would escape rotting, but you’d need to do that intentionally. otherwise you are just asking to get sick.

Thanks… that makes more sense… I don’t think i would feel comfortable leaving fish, poultry, meat or veggies unsealed.
 
So what you are suggesting is that…
 
In this study they purposely dehydrated the hamburgers??
 
How do you dehydrate them purposely, just by leaving them out uncovered?
 
I always thought you have to put them in a dehydrator or bake them on a low temp for a long period of time…
 
Is there a difference between freeze dry and dehydrating?
 
LOTS AND LOTS of questions

no, the burgers become dehydrated because they are extremely thin patties have a large surface area because they are flattened out. you could probably dry out some varieties of white fish in the same way, but honestly i don’t think it’s very safe to eat week old hamburgers or fish that have just been dehydrated and left out. there might not be rot, but there could still be a serious chance of bacterial contamination without the presence of mold.

and no, they didn’t do anything to dehydrate the burgers other than treat them the same way the guy originally did in the first video we posted. they took patties of similar sizes from different places (home-made, other fast food joints, etc) and made them similar size and treated them the same as the McDonald’s burgers, and found that they got the same result as the original video where the burgers didn’t rot. the conclusion was that none of the burgers rotted because they are all similar size and dehydrate because of the thinness of the patty and large surface area.

I digest both mcdonalds and taco bell just fine.  even if its been in a box on the back seat of my truck for 2-3 days.  goes in fine, comes out fine, with no discomfort in between.

I am very happy for you and your movments..
 
Only if everyone could be just as lucky as you….
 
Maybe the secret is a bacon and butter diet..

glad to have you back, glenn….always the “voice of reason” on this site…