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[–] Bombastic@sopuli.xyz 8 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Kepion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 35 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 11 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Imagine the first cave-dweller that accidentally dropped their meat into the fire and discovered BBQ

[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 14 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

makes me think,

for thousands of years all of our cooked meats would have been roasted over open wood fires. they'd be smoky delicious barbeque. I'm sure some ancient people were even covering it in making it intentionally smoky.

do you think the first stoves got pushback from people that liked the smoke? i mean it must have been weird the first time they tasted things that weren't smoky.. then again, I'm sure there was plenty of stuff that just didn't get that smoky on the open fire. and the convenience of not needing to go outside was absolutely worth it. and we eventually figured out that some things are quite a lot better without smoke...

i suppose all of this is why we still have grills and smokers today, even though most people also have a stove. people really like that taste. so yeah, i guess everything was bbq before a more convenient option became avaliable. we all know how much people love convenience. I'm sure that was just as true 1000 years ago as it is today.

[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago

And then there are people who microwave steak

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I have no opinion on this, but I know someone else who does:

[–] TheTurner@lemmy.zip 3 points 9 hours ago

"Taste the meat, not the heat."

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

thats probably what happened, it tasted better and they are getting less parasites or infections.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 hours ago

It was salted too.