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I can guess why electronics are cheaper in Japan, but....
SavannahLion:
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--- Quote from: Vigo on December 12, 2011, 12:09:37 am ---There have actually been some interesting studies showing that good quality wood is more sanitary food handling surface than stainless steel or plastic. Wood was much easier to disinfect.
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That's abso-weird, given plastic and metal have much smaller pores. When I worked fast-food, I was told everything was stainless because bacteria die on contact. But since chopsticks are disposable, who cares?
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You got fed a fantastic line of ---That which is odiferous and causeth plants to grow---. My job used to, in part, entail evaluating and training employees on food handling procedures. I probably forgot more than what most food handlers know. I can guarantee that, given the right conditions, bacteria will happily live on stainless steel just as well as any other. The key is ease of cleaning and reducing the places for bacteria to hide in. Given that SS can take a Hell of a beating and still be easy to clean is why it's usually chosen.
danny_galaga:
--- Quote from: SavannahLion on December 19, 2011, 11:02:50 pm ---
--- Quote from: Gray_Area on December 18, 2011, 11:39:51 pm ---
--- Quote from: Vigo on December 12, 2011, 12:09:37 am ---There have actually been some interesting studies showing that good quality wood is more sanitary food handling surface than stainless steel or plastic. Wood was much easier to disinfect.
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That's abso-weird, given plastic and metal have much smaller pores. When I worked fast-food, I was told everything was stainless because bacteria die on contact. But since chopsticks are disposable, who cares?
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I believe it's silver that's naturally anti-bacterial, not stainless. Like Savanna says, stainless is great in the food industry because it's easier to clean than anything else. Hit it with some bleach, job done..
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Blanka:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on December 07, 2011, 05:26:35 pm ---We'll we DO make high end microprocessors, in fact most processors are still made in the US or Japan.
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On Dutch machines yes. It is that Intel wants to keep their secret recipes in the US, otherwise lots of other companies would buy similar machines to do the same. But Intel is loosing fast. Nvidia is shaking up the tablet market, and ARM processors will process more bytes for the first time in 2012 than i86 processors (it is not true yet, but it feels it will be true very soon). Korea already is the no 1 supplier of semiconductors in the high segment (the 22-32nm stuff). Not Japan and Not USA.
Gray_Area:
--- Quote from: danny_galaga on December 20, 2011, 01:27:22 am ---I believe it's silver that's naturally anti-bacterial, not stainless. Like Savanna says, stainless is great in the food industry because it's easier to clean than anything else. Hit it with some bleach, job done..
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Apparently. Mix it in a solution - drink it, spray it around, etc.
danny_galaga:
--- Quote from: Gray_Area on December 21, 2011, 01:47:59 am ---
--- Quote from: danny_galaga on December 20, 2011, 01:27:22 am ---I believe it's silver that's naturally anti-bacterial, not stainless. Like Savanna says, stainless is great in the food industry because it's easier to clean than anything else. Hit it with some bleach, job done..
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Apparently. Mix it in a solution - drink it, spray it around, etc.
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