How to heat a chinese after it has been taken out from the restaurant?

Question

If i get a chinese tonight, my local chinese is a bit far away so it might be a little cold, how can I heat it up slightly until it's piping hot again

OVEN, NOT MICROWAVE, I REPEAT, NOT MICROWAVE, OVEN ONLY!!!!

Answer 1

oven definitely - microwave just makes it horrible

Answer 2

My nearest Chinese is 125 miles away. Tell the chef you need to travel with the meal, get him/her to put in an insulated bag - like you use for the freezer stuff. (Freezer centre also 125 miles away)

Then when you get home heat up the oven, and "flash it" for 5 minutes, with the lids off if they are metal containers - if Plastic tip the contents into pre-heated porcelain dishes.

You could also choose dishes that don't rely on being "crisp" there are loads of really nice "stewed" chinese dishes, which you can re-heat in the same way as any conventional stew.  Invest in a bunch of salad onions (green ones) that you can chop to add a fresh note, and above all enjoy it!

Alternatively:- Tell the chef that you have to travel a distance, get them to chill the food and then reheat by stir frying or stewing, as appropriate, or heating things like rice, in the oven,covered with foil.

NOTE: Don't leave cooked rice sitting around for days - either freeze it or use it up sharpish.

Answer 3

If they dont already come in tin, put your food in little aluminum packets made from foil and poke woth a fork. Set the oven to 300-325. Anything higher is really gonna overcook it. If you have rice or noodles sprinkle some water over the top. To make sure that nothing dries out get a pie tin or something small and put a thin layer of water on the rack below while cooking. It will keep the climate moist, and help prevent burning.

Answer 4

If you don't want to use a microwave, you can simply heat it up on a wok or a pan. Just make sure not to burn it.

If it is a rice plate, put just the food in the wok/ pan and heat it up. Separate the rice. Put them in a bowl or plate and steam the rice over boiling water.

Answer 5

If you use any of the ideas suggested put a bit of water in the dishes especially the rice so it doesn't dry out.

Answer 6

Personally I'd pop most chinese food into a large pan and heat it through on the hob.

Answer 7

if in tinfoil plate leave in container with lid removed.If in plastic or paper transfer to oven proof dish.Heat in oven at 170oc or no5 for 20 mins until hot.

Answer 8

If you have a cold Chinese, I would suggest wrapping him in a blanket. The oven could be dangerous.

Answer 9

do not take a chinese man out of a restaurant. that's kidnapping.

if you already did though, just wrap him in foil and put on high for 6 minutes. then poke holes, stir, and add another minute.

Answer 10

If you really can't get them to deliver it, just put the oven on a medium heat (about 160) and when you get home leave it in there for about 10 minutes.

Our Chinese takeaways tend to wrap the food really well so even after about 20 minutes it's still hot...

Answer 11

Depends how they package. If it's in a tin carton take the lid off, cover with a bit of tin foil and stick it in the oven for 10 or 15 mins or if it's in the plastic ones put it in ovenproof dishes first.

Answer 12

You can dump it onto a baking pan and heat it at 350 for about 10 minutes.  Keep it covered tightly with foil so it doesn't dry out.

Alternately, put it into a frying pan and heat it stove-top, stirring frequently.

Answer 13

it depends what kind of chinese food you got.

fried rice, chow mein, eggrolls, pork, beef, chicken, etc.

but most likely you can just dump it in a pan and put it in medium heat and just stir until it looks right, maybe add some water so the rice doesn't dry out.

you DO have a stove right??