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From: Jill McQuown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: Chow at Your House, Wednesday Night, 3/26/2025?
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:05:01 -0400
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On 3/28/2025 11:05 AM, Ed P wrote:
> On 3/28/2025 9:35 AM, BryanGSimmons wrote:
>> On 3/26/2025 7:20 PM, Ed P wrote:
>>> On 3/26/2025 5:48 PM, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>> On 3/26/2025 5:16 PM, Ed P wrote:
>>>
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>
>>>>> Filet Mignon, baked potato, creamed spinach.
>>>>>
>>>>> Went to my son's for dinner Monday and that is what I brought home. 
>>>>> This is day #3 not cooking dinner.
>>>>
>>>> Do you not find reheated steak to be a tad unpleasant?  Or perhaps 
>>>> overcooked?
>>  >
>> There's a big difference between reheating leftovers, and 
>> premeditatedly cooking ahead with the intention of having leftovers.
> 
> I do that often.  If I make breaded pork chops, it it just as easy to 
> make two as it is one.  Baked potato is another one.
> 
I purposefully cook some things with an eye towards leftovers.  However, 
  it's usually something that reheats beautifully in a microwave.  Pork 
chops or swiss steak in gravy; mashed potatoes.  Soups, quiche.  Baked 
potatoes are a different story.  I prefer the skin to be crisp & salted, 
so if I don't plan to use the leftover baked potatoes later for soup I 
do reheat those in the small air fryer I acquired.  Prior to having one 
of those, I'd reheat baked potatoes in the oven, low heat.

>>>
>>> I reheat it in the air fryer, 10 minutes at 285.  I'd rate it 
>>> "acceptable" not as good as right off the grill.  It was warmed, but 
>>> not further cooked.  By comparison, microwave heated sucks.
>>  >
>> One should *never* cook meat in a microwave, nor even reheat it in one.
>>
> 
> You can if you know how.  Not steak, but plenty of others are easily 
> reheated using the proper power settings.
> 
> Back in the 1980s an appliance store had microwave cooking classes.  We 
> did a roast, cooked to medium. It was excellent.

Back in the 1980's, microwaves had functionality than the ones these 
days.  I had one that came with a probe thermometer for cooking meats to 
temperature, rather than trying to figure out cook time and power 
levels.  It automatically adjusted the power settings based on the 
desired internal temperature.  So yes, you could use one to cook a roast. :)

I made microwave lasagna in it that was fantastic.  Didn't have to cook 
the noodles ahead of time (this was in the days before "no-cook" lasagna 
noodles existed, which, BTW, I've never tried.)  There was enough liquid 
in the sauce to cook the noodles in the covered glass 13X9 baking dish. 
That doesn't work with microwaves these days because it seems they all 
have smaller inside space and turntables.  They're designed for people 
to reheat a plate of food.  Not for actual cooking.  I still wouldn't 
reheat a steak in it, but it likely can be done.

Jill