“We don’t do leftovers”

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking as a cancer survivor, life is too damn short and fragile to eat leftovers. If you knew you were going to die in December, would you eat leftovers? Of course not. Eat well, every meal — because you never know.

I don't understand why you view leftovers as not eating well. I'm not eating leftover KFC. I'm eating the leftovers or delicious meals made at home or in nicer restaurants from fresh, high quality ingredients. Even when we have leftover pizza, it's the leftovers of really good pizza (dough made from scratch, homemade sauce, top notch ingredients).

I eat leftovers specifically so I can avoid eating mediocre food, while also sparing me the trouble of cooking or going to a restaurant every single night.

If I put two items in front of you, freshly made vs day old, nobody in their right mind is choosing the day old. Stop all the nonsense about food being better the next day. Sounds like boomer crap to pressure kids into eating day and two day old slop.

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I think it greatly depends on what the two items are. If it’s fresh baked bread, hot from the oven, versus stale day-old bread, I absolutely agree that everyone would choose the fresh bread. On the other hand, assuming proper food handling procedures have been followed, I’d rather have lasagna which was cooked the day before, as I think it has better flavor.

Generally speaking, I think casseroles (like lasagna), soups, stews, and other dishes that meld favors from different ingredients tend to benefit from allowing those ingredients the extra time to combine. Here’s a Food Network article that lists various foods that they think are better the day after they’re prepared.
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/photos/recipes-that-taste-better-the-next-day

Soups stews and casseroles are all traditionally peasant foods. How often are you making those at your house in 2025?

What? Multi-course meals often have a soup course. Formal china includes a soup bowl. Soup isn't peasant food...

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Being viscerally grossed out by leftovers is literally your human survival instincts. Old food can kill you and make you sick. Not to mention it stinks up the fridge and tastes shitty.

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Anonymous wrote:Being viscerally grossed out by leftovers is literally your human survival instincts. Old food can kill you and make you sick. Not to mention it stinks up the fridge and tastes shitty.

Several days old refrigerated food never killed anyone, silly person.

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Anonymous wrote:Y’all be crazy. If you think I’m not eating the extra Peter Luger steak from last night because it’s (horrors) “leftovers,” you must think pigs have wings.

What is this "extra" steak you speak of?

My family will eat all the steak at the restaurant.

We don't do a ton of leftovers, we just plan well. But if there is leftover meat, then of course we will keep it and repurpose it. But generally, at restaurants we order a quantity we finish.

How do you gauge the portion size when ordering? And don't you ever get full quicker then you might on another night?

Dp

Agree what pp said about observing food brought to tables to gauge portion sizes.

When in doubt, my spouse and I order half what we think we’ll both eat, with the caveat “we can always order more”. We never order more and always leave with nothing.

How do you order half what you’ll eat? Most restaurant portions are way too big. Do you order only one entree? We order two, knowing we will bring some home.

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Anonymous wrote:Leftovers are in no way superior to fresh food. Who cares about food waste? You’re not saving the planet because you eat shitty food from yesterday. Give leftover protein to the dogs and pitch the rest.

Shocking attitude. Of course food waste matters.

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking as a cancer survivor, life is too damn short and fragile to eat leftovers. If you knew you were going to die in December, would you eat leftovers? Of course not. Eat well, every meal — because you never know.

I don't understand why you view leftovers as not eating well. I'm not eating leftover KFC. I'm eating the leftovers or delicious meals made at home or in nicer restaurants from fresh, high quality ingredients. Even when we have leftover pizza, it's the leftovers of really good pizza (dough made from scratch, homemade sauce, top notch ingredients).

I eat leftovers specifically so I can avoid eating mediocre food, while also sparing me the trouble of cooking or going to a restaurant every single night.

If I put two items in front of you, freshly made vs day old, nobody in their right mind is choosing the day old. Stop all the nonsense about food being better the next day. Sounds like boomer crap to pressure kids into eating day and two day old slop.

different poster than you responded to

I think it greatly depends on what the two items are. If it’s fresh baked bread, hot from the oven, versus stale day-old bread, I absolutely agree that everyone would choose the fresh bread. On the other hand, assuming proper food handling procedures have been followed, I’d rather have lasagna which was cooked the day before, as I think it has better flavor.

Generally speaking, I think casseroles (like lasagna), soups, stews, and other dishes that meld favors from different ingredients tend to benefit from allowing those ingredients the extra time to combine. Here’s a Food Network article that lists various foods that they think are better the day after they’re prepared.
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/photos/recipes-that-taste-better-the-next-day

Soups stews and casseroles are all traditionally peasant foods. How often are you making those at your house in 2025?

I see someone is worried about class slippage.

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I guess some people has tons of time to be able to cook fresh every night. Work full time with a commute and try to exercise daily. Leftover days are so much easier for me. I actually get some down time. Maybe I am low brow but using Sundays grilled chicken in burritos on Tuesday or my lunch salad taste just fine to me.

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Anonymous wrote:I guess some people has tons of time to be able to cook fresh every night. Work full time with a commute and try to exercise daily. Leftover days are so much easier for me. I actually get some down time. Maybe I am low brow but using Sundays grilled chicken in burritos on Tuesday or my lunch salad taste just fine to me.

Of course they do-Some of the people commenting here sound nuts about their hate for leftovers.

I imagine most of them are 70 year old white ladies who “lunch” with their friends every week and wouldn’t EVER consider asking for a box. They think it’s a flex to think leftovers are gross.

I’m reality-normal people are eating leftovers often and actually enjoy them. Especially if they are feeding kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking as a cancer survivor, life is too damn short and fragile to eat leftovers. If you knew you were going to die in December, would you eat leftovers? Of course not. Eat well, every meal — because you never know.

I don't understand why you view leftovers as not eating well. I'm not eating leftover KFC. I'm eating the leftovers or delicious meals made at home or in nicer restaurants from fresh, high quality ingredients. Even when we have leftover pizza, it's the leftovers of really good pizza (dough made from scratch, homemade sauce, top notch ingredients).

I eat leftovers specifically so I can avoid eating mediocre food, while also sparing me the trouble of cooking or going to a restaurant every single night.

If I put two items in front of you, freshly made vs day old, nobody in their right mind is choosing the day old. Stop all the nonsense about food being better the next day. Sounds like boomer crap to pressure kids into eating day and two day old slop.

different poster than you responded to

I think it greatly depends on what the two items are. If it’s fresh baked bread, hot from the oven, versus stale day-old bread, I absolutely agree that everyone would choose the fresh bread. On the other hand, assuming proper food handling procedures have been followed, I’d rather have lasagna which was cooked the day before, as I think it has better flavor.

Generally speaking, I think casseroles (like lasagna), soups, stews, and other dishes that meld favors from different ingredients tend to benefit from allowing those ingredients the extra time to combine. Here’s a Food Network article that lists various foods that they think are better the day after they’re prepared.
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/photos/recipes-that-taste-better-the-next-day

Soups stews and casseroles are all traditionally peasant foods. How often are you making those at your house in 2025?

What? Multi-course meals often have a soup course. Formal china includes a soup bowl. Soup isn't peasant food...

I make soups and stews constantly. Peasant food is delicious and I purposely leave it in the refrigerator overnight before freezing the leftovers. I have a big pot of eggplant scallopini (recipe from the original Moose wood cookbook) in there now. All the veggies were purchased from my local farm and herbs were from my garden. Delicious and I will enjoy it long into the fall.

[Anonymous]

This thread confirms that people who hate leftovers are the people I hate the most - germaphobes, picky eaters and those with class anxiety.

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I love leftovers.

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Do you guys not meal prep? I make my lunches for the week ahead on Sunday. It's way better for your health.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking as a cancer survivor, life is too damn short and fragile to eat leftovers. If you knew you were going to die in December, would you eat leftovers? Of course not. Eat well, every meal — because you never know.

I don't understand why you view leftovers as not eating well. I'm not eating leftover KFC. I'm eating the leftovers or delicious meals made at home or in nicer restaurants from fresh, high quality ingredients. Even when we have leftover pizza, it's the leftovers of really good pizza (dough made from scratch, homemade sauce, top notch ingredients).

I eat leftovers specifically so I can avoid eating mediocre food, while also sparing me the trouble of cooking or going to a restaurant every single night.

If I put two items in front of you, freshly made vs day old, nobody in their right mind is choosing the day old. Stop all the nonsense about food being better the next day. Sounds like boomer crap to pressure kids into eating day and two day old slop.

different poster than you responded to

I think it greatly depends on what the two items are. If it’s fresh baked bread, hot from the oven, versus stale day-old bread, I absolutely agree that everyone would choose the fresh bread. On the other hand, assuming proper food handling procedures have been followed, I’d rather have lasagna which was cooked the day before, as I think it has better flavor.

Generally speaking, I think casseroles (like lasagna), soups, stews, and other dishes that meld favors from different ingredients tend to benefit from allowing those ingredients the extra time to combine. Here’s a Food Network article that lists various foods that they think are better the day after they’re prepared.
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/photos/recipes-that-taste-better-the-next-day

Soups stews and casseroles are all traditionally peasant foods. How often are you making those at your house in 2025?

What? Multi-course meals often have a soup course. Formal china includes a soup bowl. Soup isn't peasant food...

I make soups and stews constantly. Peasant food is delicious and I purposely leave it in the refrigerator overnight before freezing the leftovers. I have a big pot of eggplant scallopini (recipe from the original Moose wood cookbook) in there now. All the veggies were purchased from my local farm and herbs were from my garden. Delicious and I will enjoy it long into the fall.

YUM I am looking that recipe up immediately!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Speaking as a cancer survivor, life is too damn short and fragile to eat leftovers. If you knew you were going to die in December, would you eat leftovers? Of course not. Eat well, every meal — because you never know.

I don't understand why you view leftovers as not eating well. I'm not eating leftover KFC. I'm eating the leftovers or delicious meals made at home or in nicer restaurants from fresh, high quality ingredients. Even when we have leftover pizza, it's the leftovers of really good pizza (dough made from scratch, homemade sauce, top notch ingredients).

I eat leftovers specifically so I can avoid eating mediocre food, while also sparing me the trouble of cooking or going to a restaurant every single night.

If I put two items in front of you, freshly made vs day old, nobody in their right mind is choosing the day old. Stop all the nonsense about food being better the next day. Sounds like boomer crap to pressure kids into eating day and two day old slop.

different poster than you responded to

I think it greatly depends on what the two items are. If it’s fresh baked bread, hot from the oven, versus stale day-old bread, I absolutely agree that everyone would choose the fresh bread. On the other hand, assuming proper food handling procedures have been followed, I’d rather have lasagna which was cooked the day before, as I think it has better flavor.

Generally speaking, I think casseroles (like lasagna), soups, stews, and other dishes that meld favors from different ingredients tend to benefit from allowing those ingredients the extra time to combine. Here’s a Food Network article that lists various foods that they think are better the day after they’re prepared.
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/photos/recipes-that-taste-better-the-next-day

Soups stews and casseroles are all traditionally peasant foods. How often are you making those at your house in 2025?

This has to be a troll. Who doesn't eat soup?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you guys not meal prep? I make my lunches for the week ahead on Sunday. It's way better for your health.

How is that way better? Wouldn’t the relative healthiness of your lunch depend on what you made?

Meal prep isn’t leftovers though.