I'd suggest that the safety benefits were greater than the digestive ones, but again, I'm merely speculating and offering nothing more than my personal insight into the matter.

 

 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Factsheets/Barbecue_Food_Safety/index.asp

According to NewScientist, other primates also like cooked foods, so it seems that it was not an acquired taste.

 

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13999-nothing-beats-a-homecooked-meal--even-for-apes.html

Heh

It just might be the other way around.

I guess raw meat is an acquired taste.

Heh

It just might be the other way around.

I guess raw meat is an acquired taste.

 

Well, chimpanzees eat most of their meat raw, so they would have to have re-acquired it.

Please tell about Australopithecus?

 

Please tell about rincense, resinous woods?

Er...I'm not entirely sure what you're trying to say...

the Australopithecus, as far as we know, didn't have much to do with cooking foods.

I found a link, though I can't say if it's a reputable source or not, but it says

Because of the size and shape of their teeth and jaws, it is believed Australopithecus ate their food raw. These hominids would have had to wander and search for their food. They probably ate beetles, other small insects, plants, small animals or fish, roots, and fruit.

Please, correct me if I'm wrong, I don't know much about this area of science.

To hell with cooking food!

 

Because people were afraid of a little bacteria on their meat, I now have a useless appendix. I want a working one! I want to be free and graze on grass and plants alongside my vegetarian animal buddies!!!

 

Just kidding, I love bbq.