Barbecues are popular especially during the summer months.
Although many people may be put off because of the link between burnt food and cancer, with careful cooking you can make your barbecue nutritious as well as fun. Barbecued food is healthiest when cooked over fuel that's extremely hot. If you begin to cook over charcoal that is still flaming or only partly burning, strong, unpleasant smoke rises and the food tends to start sizzling. This can lead to excessive charring and a transfer of potentially harmful smoke components to the food. Meat Always use the best cuts you can afford as cheaper cuts don't have sufficient time to tenderise with barbecue cooking.