Why did humans start cooking meat?

by theIHK

What was the reason that made humans prefer eating cooked meat over raw meat?

jschooltiger

Hi, just so you know, your question is fine here and we're letting it stand, but you may want to also consider asking this at /r/AskAnthropology since it's a question about prehistory (cooking meat started well before the written record). We do have some anthropologists who hang out here but it's worth trying both places. Thanks!