I’m back!

My finals are finally over!

Which means …

It’s SUMMER time and WATERMELON season!!

And more importantly, BLOGGING time!!!

Heterocyclic Aromatic Amines (HAs)

HAs are toxins (potent mutagens) generated in muscle meats when cooked at normal “home-cooking” temperatures. But I’ll tell you more about that later!

So, for now, here’s a quick toxic tip:

If you microwave your meat for 2 minutes, prior to cooking, you can remove HA precursors and sequentially get rid of 90% of HA content.