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Can You Reheat It?

Written by Jordan Morley · Reviewed against NHS, FSA and USDA FoodKeeper guidance · Last updated 28 October 2026

The rules are simple — once only, 75°C, piping hot — but every food has its quirks. Rice most of all.

Start here: common questions

🟡Rice🟡Chicken🟡Pasta🟡Pizza🟡Curry🟡Eggs🟡Chinese Takeaway🟡Mashed Potato🟡Soup🟡Lasagne🟡Fish🟡KFC

Meals, leftovers and takeaways (23)

🟡Bolognese🟡Casserole🟡Cauliflower Cheese🟡Chicken Curry🟡Chilli con Carne🟡Cottage Pie🟡Curry🟡Enchiladas🟡Fajita Filling🟡Falafel🟡Lasagne🟡Mac and Cheese🟡Meatballs🟡Moussaka🟡Pasta🟡Pasta Bake🟡Pasty🟡Pie🟡Sausage Casserole🟡Sausage Rolls🟡Shepherd's Pie🟡Stuffing🟡Toad in the Hole

Takeaways (14)

🟡Chinese Takeaway🟡Chow Mein🟡Doner Kebab🟡Fish and Chips🟡Indian Takeaway🟡Kebab🟡KFC🟡McDonald's🟡Noodles🟡Onion Bhajis🟡Pizza🟡Samosas🟡Spring Rolls🟡Takeaway

Meat (12)

🟡Bacon🟡Beef🟡Burgers🟡Gammon🟡Ham🟡Hot Dogs🟡Lamb🟡Mince🟡Pork🟡Pulled Pork🟡Roast Beef🟡Sausages

Sauces and gravies (11)

🟡Baked Beans🟡Carbonara🟡Cheese Sauce🟡Custard🟡Dhal🟡Gravy🟡Hollandaise Sauce🟡Porridge🟡Soup🟡Stew🟡White Sauce

Rice, noodles and grains (8)

🟡Chicken Fried Rice🟡Couscous🟡Egg Fried Rice🟡Paella🟡Quinoa🟡Rice🟡Rice Pudding🟡Risotto

Fish (7)

🟡Battered Fish🟡Cod🟡Fish🟡Fish Pie🟡Prawns🟡Salmon🟡Tuna Pasta

Potato dishes (6)

🟡Baked Potato🟡Dauphinoise Potatoes🟡Jacket Potato🟡Mashed Potato🟡Roast Potatoes🟡Sweet Potato

Safe, but quality suffers (6)

🟡Chips🟢Garlic Bread🟢Naan Bread🟡Pancakes🟡Steak🟡Yorkshire Puddings

Eggs (5)

🟡Boiled Eggs🟡Eggs🟡Omelette🟡Quiche🟡Scrambled Eggs

Poultry (5)

🟡Chicken🟡Chicken Wings🟡Duck🟡Roast Chicken🟡Turkey

Vegetables (4)

🟢Broccoli🟢Mushrooms🟢Spinach🟢Vegetables

Other guides

→Pregnancy foods→Breastfeeding→Fridge storage times→Can you freeze it?→Use-by dates→Left out overnight

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General information only, not medical advice: see the medical disclaimer. Feeling unwell after eating something? Contact NHS 111 or your GP.