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Scientists develop gene-edited wheat that can make toasted bread less carcinogenic
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 07 Apr 2026
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On top of everything it turns out fucking TOAST is trying to give me cancer?
Fuck this gay earth
Burnt shit causes cancer. Toasting can burn toast.
My not a scientist understanding is basically the general process of cooking makes things more carcinogenic but it's not by like a lot, unless you're charring the outside of a steak into carbon
cooking at temps high enough to burn food, yes. lower temp cooking like boiling or steaming does not burn food.
If you're burning a steak that bad, you deserve the cancer.
My favorite way to cook a steak is to cut crosshatches, pack it with pepper and salt, char the living fuck out of the outside, keep it basically raw in the middle. You can make a solid crust without overcooking it
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