I'm trying to get into the habit of preparing meals in advance to make sure I get my meals in because I've been slacking lately. I just started with something simple like boneless chicken breasts, corn, and broccoli. I make a huge batch and keep them in some tupperware. The thing is, when I reheat them they taste really bland. Any advice? The only seasoning I use is salt and pepper haha
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10-23-2012, 11:04 AM #1
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Can you make food in advance and not have it taste like crap when you reheat it?
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10-23-2012, 11:08 AM #2
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10-23-2012, 11:11 AM #4
i've found its key to not over reheat it. like with meat, sometimes you nook all the moisture out of it and that's no bueno
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10-23-2012, 11:12 AM #5
The only way I've found to rectify the issue is by reheating it in a casserole dish.
Put the chicken into the casserole dish and pour some chicken broth over it.
Wrap the casserole dish with tinfoil.
Leave the chicken in the oven til it gets hot. The time will depend on how much chicken you're reheating.
If you heat it back up by microwave it'll stay bland.
Goodluck.
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10-23-2012, 12:25 PM #6
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10-23-2012, 04:47 PM #14
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You also want to make sure when you're cooking things, you want to leave them slightly underdone to compensate for the reheat. That way you're not turning everything into rubber. Also, some of my favorite "easy" spices are cayenne, tumeric, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, yellow curry, cumin, chili oil, sesame oil, and soy sauce.
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10-23-2012, 04:49 PM #15
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10-23-2012, 06:20 PM #16
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10-23-2012, 09:25 PM #17
Are you keeping the food in the fridge for days? That would affect the taste, and possibly give you food poisoning.
Freezing your food will keep the taste better for longer even if only a few days.
And along the same lines as what beast said if you have a rice dish add a few teaspoons of water before microwaving it. It brings the rice back to its' moist delicious self.
If your food taste bland and boring right after you make it, it's just gonna taste just as ****ty when you microwave it days later.
You need to season your food! add sauces.
Live a little or else you're going to sabotage yourself.
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10-23-2012, 09:29 PM #18
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