Helsinki Tips
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Be safe, but don't overcook
To kill E. coli bacteria and other harmful pathogens, cook burgers just until there is no pink and the juices run clear; do not char them. -- George Foreman and Cherie Calbom, George Foreman's Knock-Out-The-Fat Barbecue and Grilling Cookbook (1996)
avoid the bad stuff when grilling
Scrape the black char off grilled meat, poultry, or fish, and remove charred skin. Black char contains cancer-promoting polycyclic aromatic carbons (PAHs) in addition to benzopyrene and HCAs. -- George Foreman and Cherie Calbom, George Foreman's Knock-Out-The-Fat Barbecue and Grilling Cookbook (1996)
cutting down the HCA's
Add textured vegetable (soy) protein (TVP) to ground meat. It not only helps reduce the fact content, but also blocks a large percentage of the heterocyclic amines (HCAs). HCAs are cell-damaging compounds formed when meat browns from the heat. -- George Foreman and Cherie Calbom, George Foreman's Knock-Out-The-Fat Barbecue and Grilling Cookbook (1996)
