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Default I do like leftovers

On 10/21/2020 7:30 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:12:42 -0700 (PDT), Transition Zone
> > wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 5:35:49 PM UTC-4, wrote:
>>> On 10/21/2020 4:35 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:21:57 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 12:58:59 PM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>>>>>> I only cook for myself now but won't waste the time to
>>>>>> cook for only one meal. I always cook for 2-4 (or more).
>>>>>> If the food is right, leftovers are good and often even better.
>>>>>
>>>>> Everybody's different. I like variety, although I get more variety in
>>>>> my lunches than my dinners.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't consider it a waste to cook for only one meal. Consider
>>>>> scrambled eggs and toast. There's no point making leftovers of that.
>>>>
>>>> I cook dozen egg omelets all the time, serves us well for two+
>>>> dinners. We like potato omelets with cheese.
>>>>
>>> You've said that many times, Sheldon, and it never made any sense to me.
>>> Cooking a dozen eggs for an omelet for two people? I've always found
>>> reheated eggs result in rubbery, overcooked, tough eggs. No thanks!

>>

>

(snipped fast food reheating tips from a troll)

> It's very easy to reheat eggs perfectly with a microwave, use half
> power for less time than you think and you can always zap another 15
> seconds. A lot of people think they need to cook everything with full
> heat, they can't cook lick. I rreally only want reheated foods warm,
> not steaming hot.
>

You don't know what you're talking about. Microwave reheating or not,
using 12 eggs to make an omelet is silly. And sorry, but reheated eggs,
no matter the low power, do turn out to be overcooked. An omelet should
be very moist in the center. Refrigerated overnight then reheated for
15 seconds in the microwave won't even come close to taking the chill
off much less warming them. Use the microwave to heat it enough to be
warm (not steaming hot) and the eggs will get tough and rubbery.

Feel free to do that if you want to but don't try to convince me.

Jill