# How do you reheat steak? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 16, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-reheat-steak/668999 "2013-09-16T19:50:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-reheat-steak/668999/21 "2013-09-16T23:16:40Z")
I put it in a container with a lid. Put a shallow layer of water in the container to keep it from drying out. Be sure to flip steak ,as the side with the water will be twice as hot as the side with out the water. ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-reheat-steak/668999/22 "2013-09-17T00:29:48Z")
I can’t be the only one to treat leftover steak like leftover pizza and just eat it cold from the fridge, right? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-reheat-steak/668999/23 "2013-09-17T02:04:47Z")
> [@Frazzled](#): > > You can use the microwave, but go on a very low power setting and only cook until the steak is warm. Err on the side of caution to prevent overcooking. I’ll fourth or fifth this. 10 seconds too long, though, and it will be ruined. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-reheat-steak/668999/24 "2013-09-17T02:11:07Z")
> [@Lasciel](#): > > I can’t be the only one to treat leftover steak like leftover pizza and just eat it cold from the fridge, right? Yeah, the afterwork snack. Awesome. If there’s a lot I’ll slice it up, sautéed it and mushrooms with butter and lay it on a bed of wild or white rice. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-reheat-steak/668999/25 "2013-09-17T02:56:54Z")
Slice it thin and make fajitas. ---
**Author:** ![sentrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@sentrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sentrix)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-reheat-steak/668999/26 "2013-09-17T02:58:28Z")
give it to the dog. reheated steak is cardboard. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-reheat-steak/668999/27 "2013-09-17T03:37:31Z")
You can try heating broth or gravy to nearly boiling, and then slicing the steak thinly and heating it in the warm liquid. Sometimes this works well, other times it doesn’t. Generally what I do is make a cold steak sandwich, or I do a stir fry. If it’s a stir fry, the steak gets added last, after the veggies are cooked, so that the meat just gets warmed up. I’ve also made Stroganoff with leftover steak, making the sauce first, and then just letting the thinly sliced steak warm up in the sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-reheat-steak/668999/28 "2013-09-18T00:11:51Z")
Cutting into thin slices and reheating in the microwave slowly made for a yummy steak salad. I’ll try the mashed potatoes thing next. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-reheat-steak/668999.md?page=1)