Skip The Microwave And Start Reheating Pizza In The Air Fryer

Do you ever find yourself feeling hungry and perking up as you remember you have leftover pizza in your fridge, patiently waiting for you to enjoy it? Do you subsequently find yourself popping that pizza into the microwave to get it back to its original hot and melty state as quickly as possible? And finally, once the microwave beeps to indicate the end of its work, do you find that your pizza has not transformed into that perfectly crisp and evenly heated slice your appetite was building to consume? Is it, instead, a soggy mess of hot and cold bites?

You may still be able to enjoy your reheated pizza slice — the beauty of pizza is that even when it is "bad," it is still pretty good. From this point on, though, whatever you do, please stop reheating your pizza in the microwave. You will find that using an air fryer instead will yield a much more desirable, delicious outcome.

Within the 21st Century, air fryers have evolved from a fringe kitchen craze an essential household appliance. It circulates hot air through perforations in the food tray or basket, heating the food evenly and giving it that perfect crispness every time.It is no wonder the contraption has exploded in popularity for the everyday home cook.

It should also be no surprise that an air fryer is the perfect solution for leftover pizza. Not only can a quality air fryer heat the pizza quickly, but its ingenious hot airflow design ensures that every part of the pizza cooks through. What's more, while in a microwave the moisture that evaporates from the crust has nowhere to go, the moisture in an air fryer flows out of the contraption, helping the crust get hot and crispy rather than soggy, which is what we all want.

To optimize your leftover pizza, you will have to use that air fryer responsibly. If you are reheating more than one slice, be sure to space them out rather than stack them on top of each other. The more the pizza's surface area is exposed to the hot air, the more evenly the slice will heat. Additionally, be careful not to leave the pizza in the air fryer for too long. It should be done within three or four minutes, so check frequently to make sure the bread, cheese, and other toppings are not burning.

If you don't have an air fryer, you may want to use a toaster oven or conventional oven. It will do the same thing, just in a slightly longer span of time. Better yet, if you want to get experimental, consider trying one of the creative ways to use leftover pizza. If you insist on using the microwave to minimize reheating time, at least use a glass of water to microwave leftover pizza and preserve the crust's texture.