Pre-cooking meats in a microwave oven for NUMBER@1 -- NUMBER@2 minutes before grilling shortens the time on the hot pan , and removes heterocyclic amine -LRB- HCA -RRB- precursors , which can help minimize the formation of these carcinogens .

Pre-cooking meats in a microwave oven for NUMBER@3 minutes before broiling shortens the time on the hot pan .
