Why is it bad to reheat meat more than once? Or is it?

Question

My Mom and my friend's moms always used to say it and now my wife also says it. But what would make the meat worse if I reheated say a third time?

Answer 1

There are two reasons not to re-heat meat:

1. Bacterial growth. The longer meat is laying around, even in a refrigorator, the more stuff will fester.

2. Major nutrient loss. Every time food is reheated, nutrients are cooked out. This is why pre-made foods are always less healthy than foods you make yourself.

Answer 2

If you are just re-heating and not cooking it through, it won't be hot enough to kill the bacteria. Also, reheating more than once would make it over-cooked and taste bad. It would be tough and dry. Can't imagine why you would want to do that.

Answer 3

Its still good. Ive live off of three week old pizza and stale natural light. There nothin like the taste of a bean burrito thats been nuked say... 4 times. If your nhungry enough you will eat it. Just be thanful you got a wife who will cook for you. I am still solo and still eating the cold pizza and twice nuked bean-burritos

Answer 4

every time you reheat meat, or anything, it gets drier.

just reheat what you want to eat.

Answer 5

I don't eat the stuff anymore, but when I did, it was heated numerous times. I'm still here.

Answer 6

Bacterial growth......It all depends