Why did this happen (cooking question) ?

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  • April 23, 2013 3:42 pm at 3:42 pm #609129
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    I was grilling marinated meat on a grill pan and when I turned it over I saw that the marinade became black slices of charcoal stuck to the meat shaped like the ridges of the pan. Why did this happen? This doesn’t happen when I make unmarinated meat on the grill pan.

    April 23, 2013 3:54 pm at 3:54 pm #947850
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    It sounds like you were using a sauce of some kind that has sugar or honey in it. The sugars in the marinade solidified and burnt, creating the “slices” on the meat. Turning it sooner would help to prevent that

    April 23, 2013 4:15 pm at 4:15 pm #947851
    Toi
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    sugar

    April 23, 2013 4:26 pm at 4:26 pm #947852
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    There was honey in the marinade.

    April 23, 2013 6:28 pm at 6:28 pm #947853
    oomis
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    Sugar caramelization.

    April 23, 2013 6:50 pm at 6:50 pm #947854
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    oomis

    So what do I do differently next time?

    April 24, 2013 2:49 am at 2:49 am #947855
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    So that’s the solution? I didn’t leave it too long on one side but maybe the flame was very high and that’s why it happened. So if tbe recipe calls for 6 minutes on one side I should do 3 flip another 3 flip another 3 flip and the last 3?

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