How to reheat chicken... Seriously!

I egged chicken thighs last night. Homemade lemon pepper and a pinch of salt, 400° raised direct (until I decided they needed to be closer to the lump and dropped them down to the fire ring to finish). They were good.

But what about the leftovers? Cold chicken, rubbery skin in the trash? Wrapped in foil and reheated in the oven, still with rubbery skin? Nuked? Chicken salad? Never had much luck other than just cold chicken so I did a little searching on reheating methods and came up with a method for reheating that I'd never tried before - with seriously crispy skin no less!!! Surprisingly, it involves the microwave.

I wrapped a thigh in a couple of paper towels and nuked it on high for one minute. Then restarted for one more minute. Not sure why, but 2 minutes seems to overdo it while 1+1 does not. My imagination? Anyway, while the microwave was doing it's thing, I preheated the broiler in my oven. Then, I put the thigh in there (not the top level, but one down). Probably broiled it for a total of two minutes or so, checking periodically. Chicken was already hot, just trying to crisp the skin. 

Without a doubt, THE best reheated chicken I have ever had. Maybe even the best, period! And I still have more in the fridge! Don't know if this would work with breasts as they can be easily overcooked, but it sure does work with thighs!

It was so good, I just had to share. Outstanding protein in under 5 minutes! Give it a try...