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mat777
Original Poster
2,996 posts
29 months
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Yes, I've sunk to new levels of classiness and plan on having the second half of my takeway chips for breakfast tomorrow once reheated and topped with cheese. However, I keep hearing all sorts of s  t about microwaving takeaway food, from "itll dry out" to "itll go soggy", and I also dont know how long to put them on for. Given that they are skinny and very dry/salty as it is (not fat, soggy ones), how long shall I bung them in for to avoid ruining them?
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Rowan138
213 posts
20 months
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30 seconds at first, then feel if they are getting warm. then a further 30 secs, then check again. if still only warm zap for a further 1 min 
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condor
6,259 posts
117 months
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I'd reheat the chips under a pre-heated grill rather than use the microwave.
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giblet
2,281 posts
46 months
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Another vote for the grill, get it nice and hot and just stick them in on a tray for a minute or two. You'll find that half of them will be edible and the other half need to be binned. Stay classy
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dtmpower
2,979 posts
114 months
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Put them in a deep fat fryer - double cooked
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Eversleigh
409 posts
54 months
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Throw them in a pan with hot oil crisp them right up then bang under the grill with cheese!
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Dr G
9,274 posts
111 months
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And a couple of ladels of chilli whilst you're at it. And big blobs of mayo and sweet chilli sauce. Ace cafe anyone? 
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mat777
Original Poster
2,996 posts
29 months
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Thanks for the tips guys, I microwaved the chips for 1 minute to kill any bacterial nasties, then whacked them in the oven topped with cheese on high heat for 15 minutes until they were on the verge of burning. Result - some nicely browned, dry and rigid chips glued together with bubbling cheese
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Spitfire2
1,221 posts
55 months
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mat777 said: I microwaved the chips for 1 minute to kill any bacterial nasties 
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mat777
Original Poster
2,996 posts
29 months
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Spitfire2 said: mat777 said: I microwaved the chips for 1 minute to kill any bacterial nasties Well you often hear scare stories about reheating takeaway food resulting in cases of food poisoning, and a microwave is a pretty good way to kill anything down to a cellular level
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calibrax
2,946 posts
80 months
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mat777 said: Well you often hear scare stories about reheating takeaway food resulting in cases of food poisoning, and a microwave is a pretty good way to kill anything down to a cellular level Perhaps, but one minute is not anywhere near enough. It's the heat that kills the nasties, not the microwaves. All you've done is turn bacteria into slightly warmer bacteria
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SpeckledJim
6,396 posts
122 months
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Sprinkle with water. Stir fry in wok.
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RichB
24,244 posts
153 months
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calibrax said: mat777 said: Well you often hear scare stories about reheating takeaway food resulting in cases of food poisoning, and a microwave is a pretty good way to kill anything down to a cellular level Perhaps, but one minute is not anywhere near enough. It's the heat that kills the nasties, not the microwaves. All you've done is turn bacteria into slightly warmer bacteria Firstly it's reheated meat things like pork, chicken and prawns that give you food poisoning not chips! And secondly 15 mins in the oven will have ensured they were edible - purely from a health perspective. 
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ed1983
76 posts
57 months
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Rice is the only thing I wouldn't reheat from a takeaway as it is probably the 3rd/4th time it's been reheated and can be seriously dangerous. Everything else is fine to reheat as long as it it reheated properly. As for chips ... Back in the fryer is the only way.
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wijit
667 posts
44 months
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SpeckledJim said: Sprinkle with water. Stir fry in wok. ^^^ What he said. Onions, sliced chillies.....Jesus I'm, bloody starving again.
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Pints
14,698 posts
63 months
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We really are letting in anyone these days.
Reheating chips? Whatever next?
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SpeckledJim
6,396 posts
122 months
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wijit said: SpeckledJim said: Sprinkle with water. Stir fry in wok. ^^^ What he said. Onions, sliced chillies.....Jesus I'm, bloody starving again. Yes! Chinese Salt and Pepper Chips. Bit of sake or rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, onions, peppers and chillies, chinese 5 spice, white pepper, spring onions. All in the hot wok, whooshy whooshy, chips in near the end, spring onions right at the death. BEAAAAAAautiful.
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Council Baby
16,117 posts
59 months
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ed1983 said: Rice is the only thing I wouldn't reheat from a takeaway as it is probably the 3rd/4th time it's been reheated and can be seriously dangerous. But.. but... how else do you finish the curry on a Sunday morning?
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pokethepope
2,395 posts
57 months
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Council Baby said: But.. but... how else do you finish the curry on a Sunday morning? Cold, straight out of the fridge with a cup of coffee. Worth the risk.
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escargot
15,943 posts
86 months
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You need to up your game on the dating front mat, then your victim can finish your chips off. It'll probably be the last meal she ever has....
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