Will reheating kill bacteria?

Chef's answer
Proper heating and reheating will kill foodborne bacteria. ... This bacterium produces a toxin that can develop in cooked foods that sit out at room temperature for more than two hours.
Frequently asked Questions 🎓
Reheating can turn healthy food to harmful food. Reheating food can destroy the nutrients in the food and cause food poisoning and food-borne diseases.
This is because the more times you cool and reheat food, the higher the risk of food poisoning. Bacteria can multiply when cooled too slowly or reheated insufficiently. Foods should be heated until they reach and maintain 70?C or above for 2 minutes..
You should be extremely careful when reheating seafood. However, fresh or cooked seafood that has spent any time at room temperature might be harboring bacteria that can cause foodborne illness.
Place your leftover meatloaf in a shallow baking dish. Drop 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or beef broth to avoid drying out the meat. You don't want to overdo it either, otherwise you'll be left with soggy meatloaf. Cover the dish with aluminum foil and place it on the center rack of the oven.
2 hoursReheat food rapidly. The recommended maximum time to reheat food is 2 hours. The Food Safety Standards require you to reheat potentially hazardous food that you are going to hold hot e.g. in a bain-marie, rapidly to 60?C or hotter and display or store it at that temperature or hotter..
In small vessels, you are fine. The heating time is so fast that is won't matter. If you are using a large water bath (a cooler or giant stock pot), it is a good idea to wait. no, it doesn't matter, just don't start the minimum cooking time timer till your water gets close to temp.
This Livestrong article recommends slicing the chilled brisket before reheating. It won't take as long to heat, and it's easier to slice. However, the other school of thought is to reheat your meat whole then slice it..
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