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title: "What you can and cannot reheat"
description: "2 straight answers about what you can reheat, each with what actually happens and what to do instead when the answer is no."
url: https://atoneplace.net/can-you/reheat/
site: "At One Place"
---

# 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. |

## Read the full answer

- [Can you reheat rice?](https://atoneplace.net/can-you/reheat-rice/) — Yes, once, if it was cooled fast and refrigerated within an hour. Otherwise throw it away.
- [Can you reheat chicken?](https://atoneplace.net/can-you/reheat-chicken/) — Yes, to 74 °C (165 °F) throughout. Reheating more than once is where the risk creeps in.