Cold italian food in general is quite good.
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Reheat or eat it cold?
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Cold italian food in general is quite good.
Dead Prince
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it depends on the food but fake chinese food is amazing cold.
RPGCrazied
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Nope. Reheat. Anything I eat cold, starts out cold. Cold Pizza? Yikes.
bobawesome
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Everything gets reheated and then heated again. I'm not a savage.
No problem eating that stuff cold. Cold schnitzel on bread tastes incredible.
Cold lasagna is also great.
But with cold I talk about room temperature.
The Albatross
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I pretty much always reheat everything. I don't even like cold pizza, which many people consider the gold standard of once-cooked cold foods.
And yeah this is true. Turkey sandwich is fine and definitely egg salad. i don't think I've ever had warm egg salad. Warm eggs, sure.
And yeah this is true. Turkey sandwich is fine and definitely egg salad. i don't think I've ever had warm egg salad. Warm eggs, sure.
brokenbeans
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Curry mixed with leftover rice is nice cold.
Spicier the better.
Spicier the better.
User 479360
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I have a hard time eating anything cold. Lukewarm, sure, but not cold.
I don't like the taste of cold meat, and won't eat 'cold meats' that someone's picked up from the deli. Just the look and smell makes me sick and I don't know why. I like most meats when they're done properly.
I don't like the taste of cold meat, and won't eat 'cold meats' that someone's picked up from the deli. Just the look and smell makes me sick and I don't know why. I like most meats when they're done properly.
Duane Cunningham
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On the subject of breakfast pizzas, QuikTrip has damned good ones:
i've been on the fence about trying their breakfast pizza because the regular stuff isn't so great and Casey's breakfast pizza exists, but screw it that looks pretty good
Duane Cunningham
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Yeah, I mean, Casey's is kinda the gold standard for all convenience store pizza, I think, but QT has definitely upped their game recently.
mhayes86
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I used to eat some stuff cold, but started re-heating a few years ago. The microwave is a gamble, since there's a good chance it will either dry the food out, or leave parts of it ice cold. I just toss the food into the oven, set it to 400F, and depending on what it is, it's usually hot enough by the time the oven is pre-heated. If not, I just leave it in for a few extra minutes until it's thoroughly heated.
UpperCaseN
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Pizza is great cold. I try not to microwave pizza for reheating, it ruins it. I was doing the frying pan method for a while but stopped since it requires effort and I like cold pizza anyway
Fried chicken, always cold. How would you even reheat this, microwave? Toaster oven? Nah, it tastes great cold.
I think those are the only 2 foods I don't reheat. Here's a weird one, I like Chinese take-out BETTER after reheating in the microwave. Back in my college days I used to order Chinese take-out the day before I intended to eat it so it would be refrigerated and microwaved on first sitting.
edit: that only applies to sauce glazed chicken, like general tso's and sesame chicken
Fried chicken, always cold. How would you even reheat this, microwave? Toaster oven? Nah, it tastes great cold.
I think those are the only 2 foods I don't reheat. Here's a weird one, I like Chinese take-out BETTER after reheating in the microwave. Back in my college days I used to order Chinese take-out the day before I intended to eat it so it would be refrigerated and microwaved on first sitting.
edit: that only applies to sauce glazed chicken, like general tso's and sesame chicken
Arthr2ShdsJcksn
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Lasagna cold is the best thing ever.
I also like to eat hot dogs cold without a bun, but still dip them in ketchup and mustard.
I also like to eat hot dogs cold without a bun, but still dip them in ketchup and mustard.
pharmx
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Ah yes, I forgot about this. Back in the college days, morning afters sometimes included consuming cold boneless spareribs and teriyaki beef, and if still hungry reheated fried rice.
NealMcCauley
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Chili's good. I kinda prefer cold chili when I want to dip tortilla chips in.
Teriyaki Blues
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These work for my tastebuds, and your mileage may vary:
Cold steak cut into strips and dipped in sauce of choice is amazing, but it has to be medium/medium-rare for me, rare or blue steak trigger texture issues when cold (tbh, blue will do that when hot, too). Ketchup is godlike on cold steak, but only if you like ketchup to begin with. Sacrilege when hot, guilty pleasure when cold. Brings a new meaning to "steak fries".
Spaghetti noodles (thin). If you've made American spaghetti, try dipping it into hot marinara or meat sauce with cheese of choice. Parmesan and romano are safe bets. If you want to get it cold with some flavor already on the noodles, tossing it in a small amount of butter or oil & seasoning works well, but keep the fats super light, because they get gross in the fridge.
American Chinese is another good choice. Outside of pizza, wings, and some dessert items, I can't think of many other hot food leftovers I eat cold by choice. Maybe ribs? But that requires there to be leftovers. Things like Thanksgiving Turkey and Meatloaf are okay, but only if you're turning it into a sandwich.
QT breakfast pizza is the go-to fast food breakfast treat of our teen, but I'm not sure if they like it cold.
Cold steak cut into strips and dipped in sauce of choice is amazing, but it has to be medium/medium-rare for me, rare or blue steak trigger texture issues when cold (tbh, blue will do that when hot, too). Ketchup is godlike on cold steak, but only if you like ketchup to begin with. Sacrilege when hot, guilty pleasure when cold. Brings a new meaning to "steak fries".
Spaghetti noodles (thin). If you've made American spaghetti, try dipping it into hot marinara or meat sauce with cheese of choice. Parmesan and romano are safe bets. If you want to get it cold with some flavor already on the noodles, tossing it in a small amount of butter or oil & seasoning works well, but keep the fats super light, because they get gross in the fridge.
American Chinese is another good choice. Outside of pizza, wings, and some dessert items, I can't think of many other hot food leftovers I eat cold by choice. Maybe ribs? But that requires there to be leftovers. Things like Thanksgiving Turkey and Meatloaf are okay, but only if you're turning it into a sandwich.
QT breakfast pizza is the go-to fast food breakfast treat of our teen, but I'm not sure if they like it cold.
The cheese and sauce are so much better. So is the dough as long as you don't reheat it in a microwave.
digitalrelic
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I'm eating a bowl of cold chili from the fridge right now for lunch. It's delicious.
Roberto Larcos
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Pretty much everything is fine cold, only major exception is rice.
Leftovers make for perfect sandwiches too, perfect for an easy lunch. Fried chicken sandwich. Sausage sandwich. Chili sandwich. Curry sandwich.
Leftovers make for perfect sandwiches too, perfect for an easy lunch. Fried chicken sandwich. Sausage sandwich. Chili sandwich. Curry sandwich.
pharmx
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HammerOfThor
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it all depends really.
I love cold pizza and Chinese food. Soup I need to warm up.
I love cold pizza and Chinese food. Soup I need to warm up.
I eat leftovers almost exclusively cold. I heat them up maybe 5-10% of the time I have them. I'm talking pasta, chinese, pizza, chicken, etc. For whatever reason the heating up doesn't really do much for me. Also not big on microwaves and I have no patience to heat stuff up in the oven.
The Silver
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always reheat, unless it started it cold it aint meant to be eaten cold dammnit
Randolph Freelander
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Unless it's something like a dessert that could be served warm or cold, then I'm reheating it. Ain't no time for cold or room temp in my diet. That's a big "nope."
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