why does cooked meat smell and taste better than raw meat

Reply to why does cooked meat smell and taste better than raw meat on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:21:14 GMT

RuskinPrimal — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:21:14 GMT

@liverman12 tbh, I sort of disagree. I've come to genuinely enjoy raw meat more

Reply to why does cooked meat smell and taste better than raw meat on Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:09:22 GMT

iblamedoctors — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:09:22 GMT

@liverman12
Yeah because your used to the flavour more so I transitioned to raw for a couple months without ever eating any cooked and when I ate cooked again it tasted horrible and now I refuse to eat cooked

Reply to why does cooked meat smell and taste better than raw meat on Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:58:08 GMT

liverman12 — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:58:08 GMT

@Jay for example in a grill, even without salt or any spices the meat still has more flavor and of course smell that raw meat.

the qustion is, intuitively, why does it taste better even just grilled without any extra alterations vs raw?

is it only the fact we are used to cooked meat?

Reply to why does cooked meat smell and taste better than raw meat on Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:07:05 GMT

Jay — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:07:05 GMT

I would imagine it's the seasoning people add, so your nose is more attracted to the drugs.

again it's more likely the cooked butter or tallow that gives it that smell, which is a nice smell. but both cooking unseasoned ground meat and also raw meat both don't really have scents. also they are both tastless aswell.

This is why i advocate for eating a rare cooked steak once or twice a month. You still get all the benefits of it being 80/90% raw in the middle and you get different variety & flavor. It's really not that deep.