LPT Request: Is there a way to reheat french fries while keeping them soft?

Submitted by feministsnarker t3_z920sl in LifeProTips

A restaurant gave me fries by accident but I don't want them now. But I hate taking french fries home because I either microwave them for a minute and they become hard as a rock, or a put them in the air fryer and they become super crispy! Is there anything I can do to keep my french fries soft when I reheat them? I'm a freak and I like my french fries as wet and limp as possible.

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keepthetips t1_iyeitt4 wrote

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wildadragon t1_iyej5u8 wrote

Microwave a few with a glass of water in the microwave as well

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bluelion70 t1_iyej8dv wrote

Wait fries don’t get soggy in the microwave? But everything else does, that’s so weird.

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[deleted] t1_iyejcmm wrote

Wait. So you don't want crispy fries?

....

Okay. So for starters, you should be in jail.

However, you can just throw them in the microwave for a bit less time with a glass of water next to them inside of the microwave as well.

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DroolingSlothCarpet t1_iyemtd6 wrote

I don't understand. By your own acknowledgement:

>I don't want them now.

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GKBilian t1_iyeppfo wrote

You already mentioned the life pro tip: throw old French fries in the air fryer

What you're asking for is not a life pro tip. You want a Weird Niche Tip.

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tuctrohs t1_iyeul9t wrote

Microwave them with a bowl over the top of the plate there on or a plate over the top of the bowl they are in, and if necessary sprinkle a little water in.

Or if you are truly dedicated to the craft, got a steamer basket for a pot, and boil your choice of a half inch or 1 cm of water in the bottom of the pot, put the fries in the steamer basket, and put a lid on the steamer.

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tvieno t1_iyex6io wrote

Microwave at 30% power for about twice to three times as long as you normally would.

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CasualObservationist t1_iyezpey wrote

I have never had reheated via microwave fries be crispy. You must be way overheating then. 15-30 seconds.

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