Killing microorganisms in food can be used to extend the shelf life of that food, and cooking kills the microorganisms. Given these facts, what can extend the shelf life of food among the following options:
- cooking it
 - Enzymes
 - evaporation
 - rays or beams
 - running it under water
 - Proteins
 - seasoning it
 - putting it on a counter


 

 cooking it        