re-fry fried food
Heating cold (refrigerated or frozen) food is a problem . Heating fried food always fails (ex. crisp parts turn loose). At some restaurants, I saw that they re-heat fries by re-frying them again (few seconds).
Is this a good way to re-heat fried food?
EDIT: Reheating problems which I face: - Heating not uniform, some parts heated others still cold. - Reheated food loses color and look. - It loses crisp part (for fried).
Best Answer
The simple answer is: it depends, but the short answer is probably not in many cases--often baking is better way to reheat fried foods.
What kind of food, what kind of frying?
Frying depends on there being sufficient moisture in the item being fried that the water in the item evaporates on contact with the frying medium (usually oil) so that the the food is essentially surrounded by a barrier of vapor escaping from the item. This is what prevents the fat from entering the food and making it greasy.
If the food is dried out, frying is going to make it greasy.
Even if the food is not already dried, additional frying will continue to dry and crisp the item. Also, frying is generally a very fast and intense cooking method, so may lead to increased risk of overcooking or burning the food item.
In the case of French fried potatoes (which I am inferring you are meaning by "fries"), the classic cooking method often employed is a two stage process:
- Par-frying at a (relatively) low temperature to cook the potato through
- Finish frying at a higher temperature to make it crispy and hot for service
In this method, the finish fry is not just reheating the potato--it is a part of the cooking process which is planned for in the recipe.
So the technique may or may not apply to other fried foods. Often, the best way to reheat a fried food item--although it won't be as good as the fresh, hot from the fryer item--is to bake it in a medium to hot oven, which is slower, more controlled, and doesn't introduce additional oil to the food item.
Of course, all of that being said, there are some people who like to refry Popeyes fried chicken to make it even more crispy, so again: it depends.
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Often, the best way to reheat a fried food item--although it won't be as good as the fresh, hot from the fryer item--is to bake it in a medium to hot oven, which is slower, more controlled, and doesn't introduce additional oil to the food item.Can you make fried food crispy again?
Fried foods have the best chance of getting crispy again in dry heat. Place in an oven or toaster oven preheated to 400 degrees. It's best if you can reheat them on top of a rack so the item doesn't simmer in any excess grease.Is it OK to Refry food?
Once it has been cooked, how often can you reheat it? Well the Food Standards Agency recommends only reheating food once, but actually several times is fine as long as you do it properly. Though that is not likely to improve the taste.Can you fry food twice?
Double frying helps with that evaporation process. By letting the chicken rest and cool between the dips in the oil, additional water evaporates from the skin. When you put it back in to finish frying, the rest of the water evaporates, which allows the skin to brown and crisp quickly before the meat overcooks.How do you make old food crispy again?
Chips and Fries Refrying only makes it oily and overcooked. Try the easy way out instead by just microwaving them for about 5-10 minutes and voila!Re-fry/Reheat Fried Foods in the Air Fryer
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