Safe to eat burnt toast?!


Question:

Safe to eat burnt toast?

My wife is a terrible cook. Everytime she makes toast she burns it and it's black on top. I try to scrape it off and she says to eat the black because it's good for you. It's disgusting and I want to prove to her that it's not good for you...maybe even toxic. Can anyone prove the latter?


Answers:
I've heard that burnt foods contribute to cancer, too. But I'm surprised at the number of people who say how gross it is.

Maybe it is simply a matter of taste. Burnt toast is awful? But burnt beef is ok? Dunno.. maybe its me, but there's some foods I LIKE burnt. Beef isn't one of them. (hot dogs ..ok ) When I have a steak, I want to know that the cow could have been burned worse than that and still lived..

Foods I don't mind burnt: Hot dogs .. toast .. macaroni n cheese (those little crusty bits in the corner? aw, come on!! ) chicken skin or duck skin .. crispy and crackled over a salad

.. mmm. .burnt food .. reminds me of mom's home cookin..

Hello:

Actually burnt toast won't hurt you any,but it does taste disgusting,eww gross! I would go behind her and turn down the settings on the toaster,or volunteer to make the toast so you will know that it won't be burnt! I would also strongly encourage her to try to learn how to cook simple meals such as toast,eggs,etc so she will quit burning your meals!! ;-)

yes it is carcinogenic because of the acrylamid.

I used to like burnt toast a lot. not anymore....since the Acrylamid issue became public in Germany...we are told to toast bread only lightly and lots of other things, too.

Burnt food causes cancer.
Dont eat it.

Sorry; I can't help you with this one. My grandmother was a great cook, but she always told us that eating blackened toast was good for our stomachs. She said it was the carbon.

(Maybe YOU could make the toast for both of you?)

thats a mystery why anyone would eat burnt toast. i know people who eat burnt marshmallows, and its beyond me. but as for your wifes cooking, buy her a cooking for dummies book for christmas

Well it won't kill you !! How many people do you know who died from eating burnt toast !! Just turn down the setting on your toaster !!

You are right.I read that consumption of charcol causes cancer.Your wife will not live be a ninety year old lady.But you with your veritable instinct will mourn her death some day in the future.

its kind of good and it isnt so i cant tell if it is bad or good

Safe=yes, good=No

But might I help SOLVE this. Sounds like you are looking for ammunition for a fight. Instead of going that route, wouldn't it be MUCH more pleasant for all to just GO TO THE TOASTER AND TURN THE HEAT LEVEL LOWER????

There is a round nob on all toasters that set how light or dark you want your toast. If she is burning toast regularly you just have it set to high. So why prove it's bad...just fix it! And you'll have MUCH better toast from here on out too!!!!!

I have heard that charred meat causes carcinogens but I dont think burnt toast will do that, but I do know that you still get the benefits of the minerals in burnt food.

no it won't hurt you...just tell her you don't like it

The burnt part is almost pure carbon. It tastes nasty, but it is not poisonous. Sorry.

However, it is just toast. It only takes about 15 seconds of work and a minute of waiting to make toast. Maybe you should make your own.




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