The Best Ways to Reheat Leftovers

The Best Ways to Reheat Leftovers

HomeCooking Tips, RecipesThe Best Ways to Reheat Leftovers

Give those second helpings a second chance.

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What's the best way to reheat leftovers?

Carl Hanson is a Senior Editor at Allrecipes and has been writing about food and wine for nearly 20 years. He enjoys creating content that informs entertains and helps busy home cooks put nutritious meals on the table for their families.

We love leftovers. In many cases the flavors can blend and even improve with an extra day or two. The only downside is that sometimes the reheating method leaves something to be desired. It’s always easy to microwave something for a few minutes but this often results in molten outsides cold insides and strange rubbery textures. Many leftovers are best reheated using the original cooking method: soups stews and braises in a pot over medium heat; casseroles lasagnas; baked chicken and turkey in the oven.

The original method isn’t always convenient or even possible though. With that in mind we’ve taken a look at some of our most popular recipes and discovered the best ways to reheat them bringing them back to their original glory.