Table 1. Description of heat treated meat samples collected from Turkey and the cooking methods

Cooking method Meat samples or (food item) Description
Electric grilled (direct heat) Meat doner (beef meat, Turkish kebab)Chicken doner (chicken meat, Turkish kebab) Meat and chicken doner kebab is made from fillets of meat stacked on a vertical spit and roasted on a vertical grill. The production of doner beef or poultry meat is seasoned with pepper, onion, tomatoes and some spices. The beef meat and some animal fats are shredded or ground, after then mixed with seasoning materials and molded to give a cone like shape. Doner means turning of the vertical spit is rotated in front of the heat source (electric or charcoal). The cooked meat parts of the doners cut into thin slices.
Charcoal grilled (direct heat) Meatball (beef or sheep meat) Meatball are used from beef or sheep meat as raw material. Salt is added for each of the mixture prepared and it is ground in mincing machine. The mixture is sliced in to 25 g slices and an oval shape is given to the meat by hand. The meatballs prepared are grilled over an intense charcoal grilled fire by turning upside down in short intervals to cook both sides.
Charcoal grilled (direct heat) Grilled chicken (chicken breast) Grilled chicken is made from breast of chicken (without skin) and also some spices with marinated. Chicken are grilled for 8–10 min on each side using charcoal.
Charcoal grilled (direct heat) Grilled fish (whole anchovy fish) Grilled fish is made from whole anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus, L. 1758) fish. Fish cooked over charcoal for to cook both sides.