charred meat
Overcooked grilled food
Charred meat is meat that has been cooked until blackened on the surface, either deliberately for flavor or accidentally through overcooking.
The charring creates a smoky, bitter crust while the interior may remain tender.
Grilling and barbecue traditions often prize controlled charring: The charred meat had a perfect crust but stayed pink inside.
Health discussions note that heavily charred meat contains potentially carcinogenic compounds.
- grilledCooked on metal bars
- blackenedDarkened by burning
- smokyFilled with combustion haze
- burntDamaged by heat
- well doneThoroughly cooked, or congratulations
seared · direct heat · barbecue · open flame · crispy · flames · carbon · ash · steak · burnt ends · fire · caramelized · crust · grill marks · overcooked · singed · scorched · brisket
- burntburnt toast, burnt rubber, burnt smell, burnt taste, scorched
- cooking mistakesburnt toast, burned food, undercooked, burnt popcorn, overcooked
- carcinogensasbestos, benzene, formaldehyde, arsenic, tobacco smoke