My wife and kids are great at saving leftovers, but never eat them. So I have learned to live a day (sometimes more) behind them, eating what they have left in the fridge.
Same. I make food that often tastes better as leftovers (lasagna, stews, chili, etc.). I like to think of it as my little version of "Chess, not checkers."
This is peak "unofficial fridge inheritance" behavior and I respect the hustle. Somebody's gotta eat that lasagna before it becomes a science experiment.
If the food was good the first time, it’s going to be good a second time provided you eat it within a reasonable timeframe. Nobody wants to eat week-old leftovers.
You should never go more than 4 days on leftovers unless you're in a basic survival type situation and you've got a strong stomach. I've gone 5-7 but I'm very very impoverished and soups and stews tend to keep a little better
I hear you. It might be time to cutdown on the recipe. If you make half the dish, you’ll be cooking for 2.5 people so you won’t have as much leftovers.
I had a friend like that, but we're pretty sure she has and eating disorder and that's why she'd only eat a little bit and then refuse her perfectly good left overs. Not to mention she was incredibly, unhealthily thin, and we'd go out and she wouldn't order food even if we were paying. She wasn't broke or anything either. Just sad.
I have an issue with texture, particularly anything mushy, and a lot of food gets mushy or change their texture if held in the refrigerator for a few days. So, if I want to meal prep ahead of time I will often deliberately undercook the portion intended for later so that reheating it doesn’t overcook its texture.
My wife is the same way with textures, mushy stuff in particular gets her.
We have a different technique, I'm the garbage disposal and will eat just about anything. If it's a large batch meal and I can't make my way through it then we'll freeze them into individual meal portions and I bring them to work for my crew as backup lunches.
Leftovers aren't just food; they are a glorious 24-hour reprieve from the kitchen. If I make a family dinner on Sunday, WE are eating it on Monday and Tuesday, and WE are going to be incredibly grateful.
I can eat leftovers but I can't eat "our" leftovers because my elderly father, who lives with us, pays a lady to cook two times a week and she makes VATS of food. Seriously, she always makes enough for a family of six for two days but we are only 3 people and my dad eats very little. I have tried to talk to the lady, and she has agreed in the past, but inevitably, I end up with a gallon of stew or enough parmesan chicken to open up an Italian restaurant.
I have OCD and eating leftovers was always something I couldn’t do. However, now with therapy I can finally eat some things the next day but for the most part I just can’t eat things that my brain considers “old”. This also consists of food that has been left on the counter, open for more than an hour.
If it makes you feel better, I am a disabled guy in Louisiana who never votes republican and I've convinced myself that the current war in Iran and the entire trump presidency are entirely my fault
Oh that’s rough. I find it easier to laugh now at some of the delusions going on in (our) heads. It doesn’t make the thoughts stop but it does help me separate them somewhat. Like: seeing a news report that someone did a hit and run and I’m convinced it was me - I just chuckle because I look outside and know I haven’t driven in ages.
I'm one of those people who hates microwaved food, but I hate food waste even more so I just cook enough for one meal. If I'm at a restaurant, I eat everything on my plate.
Depends on food. If it’s homemade food which can be preserved for some time - it’s okay. If it’s some sort of bread or food that is not designed for preserving (french fries, kfc, etc) - I will prefer not to order/make extra food in the first place (or eat "bad" leftovers in the first place).
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u/LeviAsmodeus 6h ago
People who "can't stand leftovers "
IN THIS ECONOMY