Would an uncooked steak that has spent time in the literal vacuum of space (for at least five minutes) be edible?
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@lattera Could you even eat it, all the moisture would be removed from the meat in a vacuum effect.
@tubsta sounds like a challenge. you're up! (literally!) ;-)
@tubsta @lattera Would it taste like raspberries?
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2009/apr/21/space-raspberries-amino-acids-astrobiology
@lattera I suspect so. The risk is always surface bacteria, and if the moisture is going to boil off it would probably kill the bacteria? Plus the unfiltered UV from the sun?
I'd vote yes it would be safe enough to eat (we already eat steak tartar), but it wouldn't resemble anything "cooked"??
I'd vote yes it would be safe enough to eat (we already eat steak tartar), but it wouldn't resemble anything "cooked"??
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Googling for freeze dried steak, and assuming vacuum exposure without prechilling, I'll guess yes, with caveats. It'll probably be super tough even with any decompression damage; water soak + cooking should take care of that.