roasting

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Some contaminants can enter food from the environment, while others can form during high heat cooking methods such as heating, smoking, grilling, roasting, and frying.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

We’ve had an unusually warm start to the year in Southern California, which typically signals that we’ll be roasting at Coachella, but things have thankfully cooled off a little.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

At the beginning of the summer, I started roasting trays of vegetables — squash, eggplant, red onions, bell peppers — with nothing more than olive oil, salt and pepper.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

She wore a scarlet gown and singled out attendees from Kevin Hart and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, to Paul Mescal and Jacob Elordi for mild to medium level roasting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

The air is filled with the scents of corn popping, peanuts roasting, and the tangy undertone of animal.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen