Charbroil

Charbroil

To charbroil is a means of cooking by placing meat, fish, or vegetables on a flat, horizontally-lined surface. The steel grid-like lines are then heated by a fire below, which then creates the burned "lines" on a steak's surface.

Charbroiling is a better means of cooking meat to well-done or near there instead of broiling it "au jus" because of the speed and tenderness it can maintain. It also does not dry out the meat.

However, studies have shown that charbroiled (and barbecued) food may contain benzopyrene, a known carcinogen [ [http://www.scorecard.org/chemical-profiles/summary.tcl?edf_substance_id=50-32-8 Scorecard: ranking 9/10] ] Fact|date=May 2007. Heterocyclic amines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are chemicals that are formed during the grilling and frying and barbecuing of certain so called "muscle meats" such as beef, pork, poultry, and fish. [ [http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/heterocyclic-amines National Cancer Institute] ]

An example of charbroiled food is Hardees thickburgers.

References

External links

* [http://www.pygmies.info/food.html African Pygmies charbroil cooking]
* [http://purplemedicalblog.blogspot.com/2005/04/barbecue-meat-chemicalsgrilling-and.html "Barbecue Meat Chemicals:Grilling and Cancer"]


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  • charbroil — or char broil [chär′broil΄] vt. [< CHAR(COAL) + BROIL1] to broil over a charcoal fire …   English World dictionary

  • charbroil — UK [ˈtʃɑː(r)ˌbrɔɪl] / US [ˈtʃɑrˌbrɔɪl] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms charbroil : present tense I/you/we/they charbroil he/she/it charbroils present participle charbroiling past tense charbroiled past participle charbroiled mainly… …   English dictionary

  • charbroil — transitive verb Date: 1968 to broil on a rack over hot charcoal < charbroiled steak > • charbroiler noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • charbroil — verb To cook on a flat, lined metal surface that is heated from below; to chargrill …   Wiktionary

  • charbroil — char|broil [ˈtʃa:brɔıl US ˈtʃa:r ] v [T] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: charcoal + broil] AmE to cook food over a very hot charcoal fire >charbroiled adj …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • charbroil — char|broil [ tʃar,brɔıl ] verb intransitive or transitive to cook food by putting it over a fire made of charcoal ╾ char|broiled adjective: a charbroiled steak …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • charbroil — verb [usu. as adjective charbroiled] N. Amer. grill (food, especially meat) on a rack over charcoal …   English new terms dictionary

  • charbroil — verb (T) AmE to cook food over a very hot charcoal fire charbroiled adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • charbroil — char·broil …   English syllables

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