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> I can't always save excess food for the next meal (example: restaurant or delivered things like french fries and things like that). This doesn't quite make s
by mmt 8y ago
> I can't always save excess food for the next meal (example: restaurant or delivered things like french fries and things like that).
This doesn't quite make sense to me. Although there are certainly items that don't keep particularly long, say, more than a day, I have trouble coming up with a common restaurant food that can't be saved at all, with proper refrigeration.
Fully cooked potatos, such as french fries, I've never had trouble with, and they even reheat well and easily in a convection toaster oven.
- db48x 8y agoI've never been able to do anything with day-old rice.
- mmt 8y agoWhat happens to it after 24 hours in your refrigerator that makes it inedible? What temperature is your refrigerator? (Yes, I know few fridges have actual thermometers, but it's remarkably important both for food safety and, in many cases, palatability) My go-to suspicion would be drying out, but I've never had a problem with that, even in an incompletely sealed takeout container kept refrigerated for a couple days. With the most-moisture-permeable container, I just sprinkle some extra water onto the rice when reheating in the microwave, and that makes up for it.
- cimmanom 8y agoAside from microwaving it with a tablespoon of water (which perks it right up), it's perfect for making Asian-style fried rice dishes. It's also not bad in chicken soup.