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CANMAN1976
CANMAN1976 Posts: 1,593
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Is it just me or is egged food always better the next day? Even a few hours after I cook it and reheat it tastes so much more flavorful.

Eating a reheated turkey burger now and its awesome....twice as good as when it first come off the egg:)

Jamie.
Hows ya gettin' on, me ol ****? 



Kippens.Newfoundland and Labrador. (Canada).
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  • Mike_the_BBQ_Fanatic
    Mike_the_BBQ_Fanatic Posts: 700
    Funny you say this...I dont know if I would commit to always,  but in some pulled porks or pulled chickens, I have been a little dissapointed with the samples off the cutting board...but the reheat stuff knocks my socks off.
    Making the neighbors jealous in Pleasant Hill, Ia one cook at a time...
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    no way. especially not pork butt! that is NEVER better!

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • CANMAN1976
    CANMAN1976 Posts: 1,593
    Carolina Q said:
    no way. especially not pork butt! that is NEVER better!
    Ok maybe not everything... pizza and butt probably not but chicken,chops and burgers I find much better if left for awhile. Attempting my second butt this w/e so ill have to take notes on the leftovers if there's any left,going turbo for this one.
    Hows ya gettin' on, me ol ****? 



    Kippens.Newfoundland and Labrador. (Canada).
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,528
    Think it is because the cook is desensitized to the smoke, can't see the forest for the trees kinda thing. Next day, after the head has cleared it is like smelling it for the first time......
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    Carolina Q said:

    no way. especially not pork butt! that is NEVER better!

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  • CANMAN1976
    CANMAN1976 Posts: 1,593
    Skiddymarker said:
    Think it is because the cook is desensitized to the smoke, can't see the forest for the trees kinda thing. Next day, after the head has cleared it is like smelling it for the first time......
    Guess this is why i'm the only one at the table that thinks the food is only ok sometimes.Ya put all the work into prepping and cooking it then you can barley taste it when you go to eat...its not fair!!!
    Hows ya gettin' on, me ol ****? 



    Kippens.Newfoundland and Labrador. (Canada).
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,768
    I never reheat food. I eat leftover cold food all the time and you are correct, it is always better.
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Just given a Mini to add to the herd. 

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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    Mickey said:

    I never reheat food. I eat leftover cold food all the time and you are correct, it is always better.

    I'm with Mickey. There is nothing better than standing in front of the fridge and noshing on leftovers then taking a swig from whatever beverage vessel is at hand. Especially in your skivvies.

    Then, go back upstairs and have SWMBO wondering why you smell like BBQ when she just wanted you to get her some coffee. Yes, you forgot the coffee.
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  • GrannyX4
    GrannyX4 Posts: 1,491
    I have found that turkey burgers and turkey lettuce wraps are always better the next day. I always mix the meat with the spices one day and cook the next. Much more flavor. ;;)
    Every day is a bonus day and every meal is a banquet in Winter Springs, Fl !
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  • saluki2007
    saluki2007 Posts: 6,354
    +1 for pulled pork tasting better the next day.
    Large and Small BGE
    Central, IL

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  • Gogogordy
    Gogogordy Posts: 460
    Yes agree. Especially pork (as if there were any way to improve on pork...). We love our re-heats around here!
    When I'm not Eggin', I'm scootin'   Eggin' and 'cueing from Temecula Ca; an hour from San Diego, an hour and five minutes from Palm Springs, and an hour and a half from Los Angeles (yeah, right. With THAT traffic?)
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  • Dreamerx4
    Dreamerx4 Posts: 11

    I do not think it tastes better than the right off the egg, but compared to regular leftovers, yes they do definetly taste better.

    In fact when I reheat a burger the next day in the"microwave" gasp, the smokey smell permeates the break room and has folks wanting my food.

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  • ringkingpin
    ringkingpin Posts: 260
    Fat takes on flavor.  This is why when you're making ice cream, it's best to let the mixture sit overnight so the butter and milk fats can take on more of the flavor.  It's the same thing with any fatty meat, like pork butt.  
    "Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are."
     Brillat-Savarin
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  • gmac
    gmac Posts: 1,814
    I agree. Seems like the smoke has time to equalize through the meat. I also think there may be some truth to the desensitization theory.
    Mt Elgin Ontario - just a Large.
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    gmac said:
    I agree. Seems like the smoke has time to equalize through the meat. I also think there may be some truth to the desensitization theory.
    It's beyond theory. Same reason cat ladies don't think their houses smell like cats.
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  • dweebs0r
    dweebs0r Posts: 539
    saluki2007 said:
    +1 for pulled pork tasting better the next day.
    Pulled pork made into a pizza is awesome.  Way better than the original stuff.
       -Jody Newell (LBGE & a 36" Blackstone griddle).
    Location:  🍺🍺  The back porch, Munford, TN.  🍺🍺
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    dweebs0r said:


    saluki2007 said:

    +1 for pulled pork tasting better the next day.

    Pulled pork made into a pizza is awesome.  Way better than the original stuff.

    Dats blaspheme, yo.
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  • Loosemoose
    Loosemoose Posts: 295
    I'd rather eat my leftover lump than a turkey burger. :))
    Nowhere Indiana
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  • onedbguru
    onedbguru Posts: 1,648
    HEAR, HEAR!!!!!

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