Reheating takeway chips - hints?

[mat777]

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 st 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?

[mat777]

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

[mat777]

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