Heat up a kebab

Heat up the kebab? Admittedly, it sounds a bit bizarre, but why shouldn’t you do it? After all, the pizza from the day before doesn’t end up in the bin, but is put straight into your mouth full of joy. Sometimes you just don’t make it home quickly enough and the kebab has gone cold or you’re already full after one or two bites. Then you don’t have to throw away your pita pocket, but can reheat it in various ways.

Can you still eat the kebab the next day?

Doner kebab tastes best fresh on the go – that’s for sure. But if there is no other way, you can still eat the sandwich the next day. However, there are a few things you should bear in mind:

• the kebab must be stored in the fridge and should be eaten after 1 day. If it has been there longer or has not been cooled – please leave it alone.
• To prevent it from softening completely, you should remove its contents and store them separately in airtight containers, also in the refrigerator.
• If the kebab smells or tastes strange, don’t eat it. The filling of sauce, salad and meat or falafel is highly perishable and can quickly become inedible.

Reheating kebabs in the oven – how to make them crispy again

The oven is perfect for reheating kebabs. Preheat the oven to 100 °C and heat the bread pocket for 10-12 minutes. To do this, unwrap the kebab from the aluminum foil and place it on a baking tray. Halfway through, you can turn the kebab over.

If you don’t like a warm salad, you can take the filling out of the kebab and put it back into the warm bread later. However, you can reheat the meat and falafel in the oven.

Quick and easy: heat up kebabs in the microwave

Don’t want to waste any time and enjoy your kebab in just a few minutes? Then the microwave is the right choice.

Set the microwave to 360 wattsand heat the kebab for approx. 5 minutes. The heating time can vary depending on how full the flatbread is. Although the kebab will be warm in the microwave, it will not be as crispy. It may be slightly soggy after heating.

Super important: be sure to take the kebab out of the aluminum foil and place it on a microwave plate, otherwise the foil will spray sparks and toxic fumes may develop.

No oven, no microwave – how to heat up kebabs in the air fryer

The air fryer is the household appliance for all occasions. If you don’t have an oven or microwave, you can simply heat up your kebab in the air fryer.

Remove the kebab from the foil and heat it at 120 °C for approx. 10 minutes. Halfway through, you can turn it over so that the bread is crispy on both sides.

This version is also my favorite. The hot air fryer makes the kebab crispy and I don’t have to preheat the oven first – for me, this is the tastiest way to heat up a kebab.

And if it’s not a kebab, you can also heat up your lahmacun

To heat up your lahmacun or dürum, you can simply follow the kebab heating rules:

• Store in a cool place and consume after 1 day at the latest.
• The filling can be removed and heated separately – or not.
• The same temperatures apply for the oven, microwave and air fryer, but the times are reduced by half. Here too, the heating times can vary depending on how full the lahmacun is.

By the way, you can also make lahmacun yourself. Whether with minced meat or veggies – give it a try!

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