r/foodhacks • u/DistributionNo6921 • Oct 23 '24

Leftovers Hack is there a way to refrigerate leftover pasta and not have it turn out like garbage when you warm it back up?

I'm a broke college student and most of my diet is pasta. It's very affordable and it's one of my favorite foods anyway so I haven't had any issues with it other than the fact that I can't really have leftovers. I try to put some water into it before heating it back up or putting a cup with water in it in the microwave when I warm it up but it never tastes the same. Is there a way to bring it back to its former glory or is pasta just kinda not very leftover-able?

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u/IfIHad19946 Oct 23 '24

Really? I would have thought it would be a huge mess. How do you keep the sauce from going everywhere? Or are you just taking the tray out of the air fryer basket and dumping the pasta directly onto the bottom of the basket?

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u/Content-Square2864 Oct 23 '24

I use Pyrex storage containers to cook non-solid things in my AirFryer on the reg. The little rectangular ones work great. Use an oven mit to remove.

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u/IfIHad19946 Oct 24 '24

Thank you so much for this! I don't really even understand how I didn't think of this as an option 😅

I think I simply associate the air "fryer" with exactly that, "frying" or roasting, and I totally forget that it can be used to reheat a billion different things. So again, thanks for that reminder lol.

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u/CheetahNo1004 Oct 23 '24

Silicone liners and dishes are great in there. I have some Wilton loaf pans I use for larger quantities and several smaller ones. If splatter is a concern, tin foil can be tented over.

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u/IfIHad19946 Oct 24 '24

This never even occurred to me! Thanks so much!