Pre-cooking
meats in a microwave oven for 2 - 3 minutes before broiling can help minimize the formation of these carcinogens.
The research says that concern over cancer causing compounds such as heterocyclic amines (HCAs), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons), would be better directed toward educating consumers on the charring and blackening that occurs when grilling or barbecuing muscle meats, rather than cooking
the meat in microwave ovens.
Not exact matches
Microwaves are a safe and efficient way if cooking food and are superior to maintaining nutrients as well as reducing carcinogens (
in meat) than conventional
oven cooking.
You don't have to stop grilling, but try these tips for healthy grilling from the American Institute of Cancer Research: Marinate
meat before grilling it, partially pre-cook
meat in the
oven or
microwave to reduce time on the grill, and grill over a low flame.
The earliest
microwave ovens pumped out 3,000 watts of power (much more powerful than modern residential
microwaves) and could completely cook large cuts of
meat in less than a minute.