Best leftovers?

[waks]

Obviously pizza. I've found that Mexican food is usually fairly decent upon reheating. Chipotle is especially good, even left cold.


Foods that suck as leftovers... hamburgers tend to blow after they've been refrigerated. Chinese food is also mediocre after you reheat it.

[Saulbadguy]

GREAT - Indian food, Chili.  Both seem to get better...

Good - Pizza, Italian

Bad - Fries, Sushi, Salads w/ dressing

[cireksu]

pasta.

[Winters]

Anything with cheese tends to heat up well imo.

[steve dave]

Chili and pizza are good. 

Anything with lettuce is 

[RonLongshaft]

anything with lettuce and or bread.

cold baked beans with tortilla chips are the bizomb!!!!

[Dirty Sanchez]

One caveat on Mexican food: if it has a hard tortilla it sucks.  Just no way to keep those from going limp.

[steve dave]

I've also found that stuff that is all mixed together like stews, meatloaf, meat sauce and other pasta sauces, etc. seems to get better with a little fridge time.  I think it allows the ingred. to really mingle and get to know each other. 

[ArchE_Cat]

Chili and pizza are good. 

Anything with lettuce is 

You are right on w/ chili. You can reheat chili and eat by itself w/ you favorite toppings, on hot dogs, on nachos, in a burrito, on a frito chili pie, etc.

Chili is by far the best bang for your buck when it comes to leftovers imo.

[Pete]

GREAT - Indian food, Chili.  Both seem to get better...

Couldn't agree more.  Chicken Tikka Masala is better the next day, as is Biryani.

I am almost to the point where I won't even bother eating Chili until it has been in the fridge and re-heated.

[pissclams]

"mingle" 




chinese and hamburgers are both great when reheated, not sure wtf is wrong with you.
all italian food is great- spaghetti, lasagna, shells/red sauce, etc, all great

pizza sucks reheated.  fracking gross imo.  i'd rather wipe my ass with it then eat it after it's been refrigerated.

mashed potatos are good reheated

[ArchE_Cat]

mashed potatos are good reheated

Don't forget the gravy...gravy is always thicker and better after an overnight refrigeration.

[cireksu]

good call on the taters.  Pretty much any thanksgiving food.  

[Saulbadguy]

Anyone like to eat leftover pizza cold, or just slightly warm?   

[steve dave]

just slightly warm?   

This is my fav. 

[MOKSUAZ]

meatloaf (#1), pizza, chinese/vietnamese, thanksgiving turkey, fried chicken and grilled brats/hot dogs..... 

[pissclams]

Anyone like to eat leftover pizza cold, or just slightly warm?   

saul, sit down, let me serve you a nice, slightly warmed plate of QFT

[Saulbadguy]

goulash

[slucat]

chili, homemade pasta sauce, stews

worst: fries, anything with a bun, anything with lettuce

[Rick Daris]

Anyone like to eat leftover pizza cold, or just slightly warm?   

Yeah, it's almost like the molecular structure of the pizza is altered if heated up too much in the microwave. It gets the crust too hard/chewy/weird. The alternative is to eat cold, heat up just a little in the microwave or use the oven to fully reheat the pizza. Room temp Pizza is really good.

[ew2x4]

Curry or any type of pasta dish is really good warmed up.


Cold pizza, chilis/goulashes obviously, meatloaf sandwiches FTW.

Let's get some clarification on the hamburger situation. If it is cook on the grill, but not placed on a bun, it is reheatable. If it has the bun on it in the fridge, it is no longer worthy of a second heating. Breads and grease are an awful thing to place in a fridge together.

[Saulbadguy]

Cake. Tender and moist.

[steve dave]

Cake. Tender and moist.

Like wedding cake?   

[Saulbadguy]

Cake. Tender and moist.

Like wedding cake?   

I froze the top of our wedding cake and ate a piece for our anniversary.  Wasn't very good.  Def. not "tender and moist".

[asava]

mos def chilli. it is better after a day of bein in the cold box.

[ArchE_Cat]

Cake. Tender and moist.

Like wedding cake?   

I froze the top of our wedding cake and ate a piece for our anniversary.  Wasn't very good.  Def. not "tender and moist".

Yep, ours was just ok after a year in the really cold box. It's an overrated tradition. Much better to eat the cake while it's still fresh.

[pissclams]

Let's get some clarification on the hamburger situation. If it is cook on the grill, but not placed on a bun, it is reheatable. If it has the bun on it in the fridge, it is no longer worthy of a second heating. Breads and grease are an awful thing to place in a fridge together.

agreed with the exception of these guys-

[steve dave]

Let's get some clarification on the hamburger situation. If it is cook on the grill, but not placed on a bun, it is reheatable. If it has the bun on it in the fridge, it is no longer worthy of a second heating. Breads and grease are an awful thing to place in a fridge together.

agreed with the exception of these guys-

Serious?  I always LOL at those in the frozen food section.  Do they taste like fresh ones?

[Saulbadguy]

Let's get some clarification on the hamburger situation. If it is cook on the grill, but not placed on a bun, it is reheatable. If it has the bun on it in the fridge, it is no longer worthy of a second heating. Breads and grease are an awful thing to place in a fridge together.

agreed with the exception of these guys-

Serious?  I always LOL at those in the frozen food section.  Do they taste like fresh ones?

Not as good but an acceptable substitute for the real thing.

[pissclams]

they're pretty good