TL;DR
You can use the microwave or stove to reheat your food. A good tip is to defrost everything until it is at least cold, but not frozen, then cook each on high until they are as warm as you want.
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This may seem like an obvious one, who doesn’t know how to reheat? Well, when you’re chronically ill, it can help to have the obvious spelled out for you. And I’ve found that it is actually more complex than one thinks, at least if you are reheating food for more than one person or more than one thing at a time.
So, when I big batch cook (and there are leftovers), I like to freeze the leftovers in plastic Tupperware containers. Here is my main tip for reheating frozen leftovers: Get everything to cold, but not frozen, first, and then heat it up to the temperature you want.
When you have several things you have to reheat, put them all in the microwave and defrost them. Usually, there is a defrost button on the microwave, if there isn’t, then there should be a power level, then you want to switch the power level to 50%. I don’t know how to do that, but I think most microwaves of the 21st century have a defrost button. You want to defrost for about 10-20 minutes, depending on how full it is and what it is.
After the first defrost, use a fork or spoon to mix it up, put anything that is still frozen in for another 5-10 minutes on defrost, leaving the stuff that isn’t frozen on the counter for now. After the microwave’s done, check the things and see if they are unfrozen yet. If they aren’t stick it again for 5-10 minutes on defrost.
After everything is unfrozen, switch back to 100% or just cook the food on high until it reaches the temperature you like.
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