Worst reheated food 'genre'

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

I do that with pizza from Pizza Hut. It tastes so much better when the crust is slightly crispy from the oven.

I know you like to cook so I'll pimp my advantium oven again. It uses 4500 watts of halogen lamps to act like an oven and it's a microwave as well. Can reheat pizza perfectly in under 5 minutes. The ability to use microwave and oven at the same time really helps with reheating.

I know.

Back in the day when I moved out I didn't have a microwave so I used what I had; an oven. I set it at 200F or so and put a few slices in there to re-heat them and found when they got a little crisp they tasted way better than in a microwave.

I only do it now once and a while.

 

[WildHorse]

``

 

[bunnyfubbles]

pretty surprised at the results, pasta and tomatoes simply cant hold up through the fridge and microwave, Italian is by far the worst for me

and who has leftovers from a burger and fries? you guys are nuts

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
pretty surprised at the results, pasta and tomatoes simply cant hold up through the fridge and microwave, Italian is by far the worst for me

and who has leftovers from a burger and fries? you guys are nuts

Are you kidding me? Some of the best leftovers are pasta/italian as all the flavors have had a chance to combine. They're actually better the day after.

 

[ElFenix]

reheated spaghetti and lasagna from the microwave work just fine if you're not a moron and blast it at 100% power for 5 minutes.

trying to reheat steak is impossible. you should slice it up and do something else with it to keep it from losing any more moisture.

reheated hamburger isn't worth the effort. it'll suck and they're cheap to begin with. same with tacos. enchiladas and burritos work ok, just put in the oven.

 

[SlitheryDee]

If you keep the ingredients separate, burgers are ok on day 2. Uneaten complete hamburgers are suitable only for the garbage though.

Some mexican food gets kinda coagulated if it sits overnight.

For the most part, I'd say American food is worse, but that may be because I'm more familiar with it. Each group probably has it's share of items that you wouldn't want to eat as leftovers.

 

[Xylitol]

american
reheated steak sucks (lost flavor/texture)
reheated fries suck (soggy)
reheated burgers suck (soggy)

 

[AMCRambler]

I think the worst thing to eat re-heated is steak. I could have a really delicious london broil and then 2 days later reheat it in the microwave and it's ruined.

 

[Gibsons]

Originally posted by: Xylitol
american
reheated steak sucks (lost flavor/texture)
reheated fries suck (soggy)
reheated burgers suck (soggy)

Reheated steak is awesome. slice it up and heat it up in a really hot skillet, make a steak sandwich. Toast the bread. Maybe that's recooked instead of reheated, but it's delicious.

Reheated fries or burgers suck unless you're about to starve.

 

[pontifex]

spaghetti and pizza are bad because the sauce dries out.
hot dogs and hamburgers because they dry out.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: AMCRambler
I think the worst thing to eat re-heated is steak. I could have a really delicious london broil and then 2 days later reheat it in the microwave and it's ruined.

Umm, steak is awesome the day after. I'm starting to thing that ATOT doesn't know what do with leftover food other than stick it in the microwave. Maybe it was how I was raised.

For your london broil or any leftover steak there is steaks and eggs and it is there for a reason. Warm the steak (cubed or 1/4" slices) in a pan with butter and some chopped onions and toss in some scrambled eggs. Incredible.

To be more accurate I think people think reheat = microwave for a minute, and that just isn't the case.

 

[waffleironhead]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: AMCRambler
I think the worst thing to eat re-heated is steak. I could have a really delicious london broil and then 2 days later reheat it in the microwave and it's ruined.

Umm, steak is awesome the day after. I'm starting to thing that ATOT doesn't know what do with leftover food other than stick it in the microwave. Maybe it was how I was raised.

For your london broil or any leftover steak there is steaks and eggs and it is there for a reason. Warm the steak (cubed or 1/4" slices) in a pan with butter and some chopped onions and toss in some scrambled eggs. Incredible.

To be more accurate I think people think reheat = microwave for a minute, and that just isn't the case.

FAIL. That is not reheating, that is reusing food in another recipe.

 

[Gibsons]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: AMCRambler
I think the worst thing to eat re-heated is steak. I could have a really delicious london broil and then 2 days later reheat it in the microwave and it's ruined.

Umm, steak is awesome the day after. I'm starting to thing that ATOT doesn't know what do with leftover food other than stick it in the microwave. Maybe it was how I was raised.

For your london broil or any leftover steak there is steaks and eggs and it is there for a reason. Warm the steak (cubed or 1/4" slices) in a pan with butter and some chopped onions and toss in some scrambled eggs. Incredible.

To be more accurate I think people think reheat = microwave for a minute, and that just isn't the case.

Microwaving steak is like boiling popcorn. It's just wrong, you should expect bad results.

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: waffleironhead

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: AMCRambler
I think the worst thing to eat re-heated is steak. I could have a really delicious london broil and then 2 days later reheat it in the microwave and it's ruined.

Umm, steak is awesome the day after. I'm starting to thing that ATOT doesn't know what do with leftover food other than stick it in the microwave. Maybe it was how I was raised.

For your london broil or any leftover steak there is steaks and eggs and it is there for a reason. Warm the steak (cubed or 1/4" slices) in a pan with butter and some chopped onions and toss in some scrambled eggs. Incredible.

To be more accurate I think people think reheat = microwave for a minute, and that just isn't the case.

FAIL. That is not reheating, that is reusing food in another recipe.

this

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Gibsons


Microwaving steak is like boiling popcorn. It's just wrong, you should expect bad results.

So just warm it in a skillet, that's reheating.

 

[HaxorNubcake]

add Indian food to the poll please.

I get diarrhea every time I eat reheated Indian food.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: pontifex
spaghetti and pizza are bad because the sauce dries out.
hot dogs and hamburgers because they dry out.

for spaghetti and rice i add a little water into the container and keep it covered.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Originally posted by: lxskllr

Originally posted by: OUCaptain
Reheated pizza is awesome until you get to the crust.

You have to do it on an open rack in the oven. It's sometimes even better, as the crust gets crispy, which is my preference.

There's a 2 for 1 pizza here that sells a two slice combo and the pizzas sit on this rotating tray for hours, if days and constantly get reheated. They taste awesome. Microwaved pizza is another story though, especially when there's lot of cheese.

Out of those listed I'd say mexican is probably the worse reheated. Stuff like tacos, nachos etc get all soggy.

 

[DrPizza]

Leftover hamburgs, fries, steaks? That's what I have dogs for!

 

[Safeway]

Fries are horrible when you reheat them, even if it's in a toaster oven. They get so stale, crystally, and nasty dry.

 

[Gibsons]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Gibsons


Microwaving steak is like boiling popcorn. It's just wrong, you should expect bad results.

So just warm it in a skillet, that's reheating.

yeah... like I said a few posts up:

Reheated steak is awesome. slice it up and heat it up in a really hot skillet, make a steak sandwich. Toast the bread. Maybe that's recooked instead of reheated, but it's delicious.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: pontifex
spaghetti and pizza are bad because the sauce dries out.
hot dogs and hamburgers because they dry out.

Don't mix the Pasta into the sauce or vice/versa. Sauce on top of Pasta is the way to go. Reheat sauce, not noodles.

 

[Fayd]

fish.

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: sandorski


Don't mix the Pasta into the sauce or vice/versa. Sauce on top of Pasta is the way to go. Reheat sauce, not noodles.

Yup. That's how I handle pasta.

 

[dbk]

usually i don't like to reheat anything... is that weird?