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14656842 No.14656842 [Reply] [Original]

What's with chinese takeout rice? How do you reheat it? It gets all dry and hard after it's been in the fridge

>> No.14656849

>>14656842
>Not eating the entirety of your meals
Your little tum tum not big enough, little boy?

>> No.14656850

>>14656842
because it's full of fat, same as french fries

>> No.14656877

>>14656842
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrogradation_(starch)

Basically anything starchy that's leftover seems stale pretty quickly due to how cooked starch works. Happens with bread and potatoes too.

Just sprinkle a little water over it so it'll steam, and microwave it for 30 seconds at a time, stirring after each 30 seconds, until it's just hot enough. Don't wait too long to eat it after reheating or it'll start to seem stale again.

>> No.14656957

>>14656877
Interesting stuff man, and I'll try your technique

>> No.14656968

>>14656877
Is the pro strat for reheating chicken in a microwave similar, or am I doomed to each shit ass chicken at work since a microwave is all we have for reheating food?

>> No.14657018

>>14656877
to add to this, loosely cover the food with something like a paper towel to keep too much moisture from escaping while reheating.

>> No.14657236

>>14656842
I just wet a paper towel, wring it out and throw it over the bowl I'm microwaving the rice in and my rice always comes out moist

>> No.14657253

>>14656968
If it's not fried chicken, I find it's okay if you cut the chicken into small pieces and spread them out so it doesn't have to be microwaved as long as one big piece. It also helps if you let the food sit out for an hour or two before reheating which is less time it has to spend in the microwave. And if you can cover it with some kind of sauce before microwaving that'll obviously help stop it from drying out too.

>> No.14657263

>>14656877
this is what I do, worked perfectly. For generals chicken/honey garlic beef etc. just put it in a little pan on the stove and heat it until it's hot. the dry heat will keep it from turning soggy

>> No.14657265

>>14656849
fat american

>> No.14657278

>>14657263
it's not general's chicken it's general tso chicken

>> No.14657283

>>14657265
I am 6' 4" and 12% bodyfat, try again.

>> No.14657286

>>14657018
I got one of those plastic things for the microwave that covers your plate. it's awesome. I couldn't live without one now. I recommend.