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obscure2k May 17, 2010 11:06 pm

i like my cold leftovers hot. I can't stand cold leftovers, with the notable exception of meatloaf.

nerd May 17, 2010 11:15 pm


Originally Posted by obscure2k (Post 13976495)
i like my cold leftovers hot.

You should try hot iced coffee while you're at it. ^

:p

missydarlin May 17, 2010 11:20 pm

no you are not alone.

When I go visit my mom, I usually snag some leftovers out of the fridge... and more often than not, will eat it cold. Unless its pasta.

braslvr May 18, 2010 12:23 am

Depends on what it is. Steak, roast beef, fried/grilled chicken, meatloaf, and some cooked vegetables are fine cold. Chinese, pizza, soup, curry, and rice/noodle/pasta dishes need to be at least room temp if not heated.

relativelynormal May 18, 2010 1:29 am

I usually like to heat up the leftovers as well. They just taste better hot, imo.

cordelli May 18, 2010 1:36 pm

I try to bring leftovers for lunch every day. Unless it's soup, I never warm it up, I leave it on my desk till lunch time, and enjoy it at room temperature.

I'm not a huge fan of leftovers straight from the fridge except for things like eggplant parm, pizza, pasta (sensing a theme here).

N965VJ May 18, 2010 1:47 pm

Cold leftovers are great for snacking while standing up, but for a sit down meal they really need to heated up, at least to me.

onthego15 May 19, 2010 7:09 am

I often eat leftovers without reheating, though I usually like them at room temp.

TimF1975 May 19, 2010 7:48 am

I love cold thin-crust pizza with ice-cold Coke. Other than that, very few leftovers appeal to me cold.

violist May 19, 2010 8:06 am

Thing about heating up leftovers is that they often get overcooked in the process.
Reheating soupy/stewy food is okay; reheating rice is mandatory.

mjcewl1284 May 19, 2010 8:21 am

I don't like cold leftovers. I used to eat cold pizza pretty often when I was young and now I've pretty much grown out of that habit as well.

EveryPointCounts May 20, 2010 2:23 am

What will you do with a 1 day old leftovers?
 
I'm curious, what will you do with a 1 day old leftovers?
Throw it, cook it, give it to animals etc?

LapLap May 20, 2010 4:26 am

This is so ridiculously general it really is better off in OMNI.

The most popular dishes in Western Cuisine come from leftovers (which used to be called 'made' dishes, presumably because the main components were already made). What the Victorians considered leftovers are now dishes of first choice for many of us.

I'm sure a well heeled time traveller from the 19th Century would laugh at someone today eating fishcakes who thought it beneath them to eat food from the day before.

Some of my favourite foods come from leftovers :). Unfortunately, it's rare at my house to have any food left over :(.

Gaucho100K May 20, 2010 9:10 am

Breakfast Hash....????

cordelli May 20, 2010 10:06 am

Depends on what it is, was it out on the counter, etc.

But in general, virtually all of our leftovers get packged into take out containers (we bought a case of them) and into the freezer for lunches down the road.

Occasionally a second meal from them, but for the most part lunches.


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