What you can and cannot reheat
2 questions about what you can reheat — 1 yes, 0 no, and 1 that genuinely depend on the specifics.
| Question | Answer | Short version |
|---|---|---|
| rice | It depends | Yes, once, if it was cooled fast and refrigerated within an hour. Otherwise throw it away. |
| chicken | Yes | Yes, to 74 °C (165 °F) throughout. Reheating more than once is where the risk creeps in. |
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- Can you reheat rice? Yes, once, if it was cooled fast and refrigerated within an hour. Otherwise throw it away.
- Can you reheat chicken? Yes, to 74 °C (165 °F) throughout. Reheating more than once is where the risk creeps in.