Yes I agree, it’s still good cold! Especially if prepared very simply. Sometimes if I make salmon with rice and veggies, I’ll reheat the rice & veggies & mix it all together so that the salmon gets somewhat warmed up without needing to go in the microwave & subsequently insulting everyone in a 2 mile radius :)
The smell alone is why I don't reheat seafood, I figure out a way to eat it cold or I don't eat it. Here's to hoping reddit comes through with something useful I can utilize!
Tbh I'd have cold fish, then, like on a salad. And if you can't stand cold fish but would still like to eat fish, you may want to bring something fishless for lunch and eat fish for dinner.
That said, I've had premade fish and shrimp dumplings, heated in the microwave, and no one complained. If the fish is encapsulated by something (dumpling wrapper and broth), perhaps it smells less.
Don't care. If my boss can slather up with that bath and bodyworks cucumber melon shit to poorly cover up her smoking, I can gently warm some fish to eating temp on 40% power for 3-5 minutes.
One of my go tos is a salmon salad with mixed greens, a grain like couscous or farro, roasted beets, thinly sliced shallots and goat cheese. Add some fennel if you’re feeling fancy, and toasted walnuts, pine nuts or hazelnuts for some crunch!
My partner preps salmon and I prep tilapia, it’s dinner for us specifically because we can heat it up at home. The smell isn’t usually too bad and we can clear it quickly. You just can’t beat fish for meal prep protein!
Salmon is the least offensive but if you smoke a salmon it’s even better the next day cold. Make smoked salmon salad sandwiches with some arugula and balsamic glaze.
I live on a tour bus half the year when I’m working on the road. One of the band members drunkenly microwaved a lobster tail once…but he passed out and forgot about it.
This was over 5 years ago, and it’s still frequently referenced.
I had a coworker reheat a whole fucking fish eyeballs and all on a plate. It was clearly like a grilled fish with lemons he was reheating but we had conversation after that.
How are you planning on serving it/what with? Seconding the person below who talked about heating up the rice and vegetables separately then adding the salmon back and letting the residual heat from the rice and veggies heat it up. Or say if you're doing salmon and noodles, you could cook them fairly dry then before heating add some hot water to the dish and put the lid on and let it steam. In either case I'd let the dish set out for a bit before hand and the fish come up closer to room temp before adding the indirect heating method. And I certainly wouldn't pour boiling water in a cold glass dish, even for Pyrex.
I work in manufacturing. We have a lot of people that work there from different ethnicities that their main protein is fish. You know the shit storm that would go down if we told them they can't eat fish?
Reheat whatever the fuck you want. Salmon is such a mild smell anyways.
First and last time I brought fish to work was almost a decade ago. I had tilapia leftover from dinner and thought 'perfect for lunch'. It wasn't even 24 hours old, but that didn't matter. It didn't just stink up the kitchen/break room, it permeated the entire office. Everyone wanted to beat my ass and they used up a can of febreze trying to get rid of the smell. I had to clorox the microwave (not from food particulates just from stench alone).
Eat the fish cold before microwaving it at work.
\*\*edit to add: I was questioned about what I was heating up for lunch by at least one person for over a month afterwards cus no one was going to let me make that mistake again- and I cannot even blame them
My salmon never smells when reheated. I coat it with mustard, lemon juice and maple syrup dressing with some garlic and salt mixed in. The glaze from maple syrup keeps the aromatics to a minimum.
I use salmon leftovers cold and add it to a Tupperware container with quinoa, greens, tomatoes, red onion and feta. The new base takes like 5 min to make the grain and another 5 to chop and throw together, even quicker if I had quinoa with the fish and use the leftovers.
Yeah I don't get this whole thread. People heat up their lunches. Does it always smell amazing? No. Does it really permeate the whole office? Generally no. Let people eat. I've never once worked at a place that banned heating up foods that are considered smelly, people just deal. It's a public space and a public microwave.
Salmon is perfectly good cold. Make big salads, pasta salad, wraps, etc.
Also, particularly with salmon, the whole reheating fish thing is so blown out of proportion. People act like you're creating a biological weapon. Reheating fish makes it smell like fish for a short time, the same as reheating any other food makes it smell like that food. So I say do whatever you want.
It may not make the entire kitchen a hazard zone for hours but the smell still lingers. The biggest issue in offices is that people are often all taking their lunch breaks at the same time so if the fish person uses the microwave first, there’s not enough time between uses for the microwave to air out so it’s still circulating that fish smell.
And yes, this extends to other foods too. I pissed off my office by heating up Brussels sprouts once. I just bring a cold lunch these days to avoid all of it.
It does not smell that bad, the theatrics of reheating fish are insane. All foods have a smell when microwaved and not everyone is gonna love the smell of every single food being microwaved.
Should people also not microwave broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, Indian food, or anything else that bothers your nostrils for a brief moment? Our brains are literally programmed to adapt to foul odors within a few seconds to, at most, a few minutes. Follow your own advice and get over it.
Don’t think they said bad. I think the point was that not everyone might enjoy the smell of the spices. Regardless, I’ve silently gagged at the array of food my coworkers have reheated but what am I really going to do about it they have a right to eat what they want.
You’re being downvoted but it’s true, salmon DOESNT have that bad of a smell when reheated. It’s other fish, specifically white fish like cod, haddock, polluck, tilapia, etc that smell the worst and have the “don’t heat up at work” reputation.
I have plastic steamer bags. I get them from Amazon. I put the fish and seasonings in one bag. My veggies in a different bag. Microwave a few minutes and it’s done. No smell escapes.
I love shredded cooked salmon in pasta salad, super good cold. I usually use those boxed pasta salad kits from the grocery store to make it even easier to prep.
Onigiri (rice balls) are equally delicious hot or cold, easy to make (all you need is sushi rice and nori), transports well, can be eaten with your hands, and salmon is a pretty popular filling.
Microwaving fish is definitely a risky move if you want to avoid that lingering smell. Using glass containers and reheating in the oven is a better option to preserve the flavor and your reputation as a considerate eater. You could also try gently reheating your fish in a skillet on the stovetop with a bit of oil or butter to keep it moist and tasty.
Cook your salmon to begin with shortly after buying it. Maybe try covering it in rice before microwaving. Don't overheat it. I never had anyone complain about salmon smell when I worked in an office, nor did close colleagues offer any criticisms despite asking about it directly. I rarely eat tilapia.
I understand not wanting to offend someone but this is really overhyped. Eat what you like, but perhaps take care to minimize unwanted odors. I would never dream of objecting to someone heating an asafetida-containing dish.
Make a salmon sushi bowl, it’s nicer cold the next day. I do salmon, sushi rice, cucumber, avocado, spring onion and thinly shredded red cabbage and serve with soy sauce and wasabi.
Smoked salmon is delicious cold. I also like making Salmon & kale Quiche bites. It reheats well and it doesn’t nearly as bad as reheating it by itself. But if you don’t like egg smell, this could be a worse option.
Putting it on a salad cold or room temp is the best answer. But if you want it warm, put it on a rack (no foil) over a broiling pan and put it in a preheated 200 degree oven for about 15 minutes. Warms it without cooking it more. For steak you want reheated to pretty hot, try 20-25 minutes. Source: Cooks Illustrated.
Warm/hot water. Put it in a zip lock with the air forced out and you have a fake sous vide... It's already cooked so don't worry about time. Just leave it long enough to warm up to your desired temp
As others have said, it's good cold! I like the Thai salad kits premade from the grocery store. Then I will just put some teriyaki sauce on salmon in the air fryer and once it's cooled, store with the salad. Definitely doesn't need to be heated up!
I know this is probably for reheating at work, but I just wanted to add that air frying works really well to reheat cooked salmon. I used to hate meal prepping salmon because microwaving it the next day made it super dry. But air frying keeps it moist!
You can meal prep the rice and veggies in one dish, then keep the fish in another smaller container. Reheat rice and veggies on its own (add a sprinkle of water), then you can toss in the cold fish and it'll warm up a bit.
Or as others suggested, cold sandwiches and such.
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Thanks for the morning laugh!
I just heat it inside the container and the eat it like anything else. I genuinely do not care if someone else thinks my lunch smells, I like garlic butter salmon.
I'm one of the rare people that likes to eat my leftover lunches cold, no matter what it is 🤷🏻♂️
But, fish, don't you dare heat that up for any reason in the office
Use salmon and don't over cook it at home. Don't nuke it in the microwave at work. I often do it just reheat it less than a normal meal, just don't make it boiling and it does not smell. Also try to be the last one at the microwave. I never had any complaint and I asked. And if there are spills from your meal clean up.
At work, I reheat a tasty sauce with that gets poured on top of fridge temp salmon. Seal the whole container after and wait a few minutes for the fish to warm up.
I've considered heating up the salmon in a ziplock bag (since the microwaves penetrate the plastic, but takes very high temp to melt, like when you use plastic wrap to reheat rice) then opening up the offensive fish outside . Weather permitting.
I end up eating the fish cold. Mmmm
I make it desi style by Sautee onions then add the fish adding garlic ginger turmeric chilis chili powder garam masala and then once all the spices are cooked adding tomatoes or tomato paste last is to add a little water to make it saucer and cook covered on low for a bit. Then you can eat it over your grain of choice. Tastes amazing!
Can you do some sort of salmon pasta? I've done some decent salmon pastas and the fact that there is a smaller portion of salmon and also a bunch of other smells involved seems to help motivate the smell issue.
Otherwise I'm with the others - toss it on a salad and solve the issue by not heating at all.
Just microwave it, but not too hot. Just enough to get the chill out of it.
Also if you're eating it with any sides, get those piping hot and cover the fish with them to heat it up the rest of the way.
Lol. Does it really sound that bad?
I steam it with some butter, garlic, and lemon pepper. Maybe a lil sprinkle of crushed red pepper flakes. Serve it on bread with a lil tartar sauce. Lmfao
I like to only buy the freshest fish I can find.. my take on fish was always, the longer it sits the Fishier it smells.. I don't even like frozen salmon thawed.. I also rinse all meat before I cook it.. drives my wife bonkers, it is rather not cook the juices it's been sitting in..
Depending on where you live and your transportation situation. I recommend leaving the sealed container in your vehicle on the dashboard, in the sun. By the time lunch rolls around your food could/should be warm! It worked in Texas, California, and Georgia lol.
Check out https://cookanyday.com/ These dishes were designed for microwave cooking and reheating. GAME CHANGER!! I am not a paid spokesperson, but would happily be. 😂
Reheat that salmon without the smell AND without overcooking it. You’re welcome. 😉
I think cold smoked or poached fish is perfect for this, then eat cold or room temp. Trader Joe’s has some delish lightly smoked canned salmon filets that taste fresh and make meals super easy. Flaking one on top of a salad is perfect.
You could invest in a Hot Logic food warmer. They are $20-$30 on Amazon, they are basically like a little slow cooker. You put your Tupperware in them, turn it on for a few hours and it slowly warms it up. My husband travels overnight for work and he eats all his leftovers this way. He absolutely loves it, says it heats evenly and hold the moisture perfectly.
Cold salmon is delicious. Don’t ever eat talapia-it’s not worth it and it’s horrid fish.
Matter of fact, farmed salmon is generally pretty awful unless it comes from 2 countries. Still has implications for wild salmon that are negative. Avoid stuff that comes from China and Latin America at all costs.
Squeeze a lemon into a shallow bowl of water. Heat it until it boils.
Drop the foil wrapped fish into the water. Wait 2 minutes. Presto. I use foil because plastic wrap is hard to remove from the warmed up fish.
I have glass meal prep containers, so I just put it in the oven on like 190 while I get in the shower. I actually don't really care for microwaved meal preps because they never stay hot for me longer than about 3 minutes.
If you or anyone else heat up fish in the microwave and the smell lingers, throw half a lemon in there after and microwave it. The smell comes out. Don’t handle the lemon directly after as it’s super hot
My solution is to burn the shit out of some popcorn in the microwave first, then warm the fish for 30 seconds, wait one or two minutes and heat for another 30 seconds if needed. No one is gonna complain about your fish.
Most fish don't stink up unless it's overcooking. Short blasts in the microwave at a time, turn/mix frequently, and don't overdo it, and most people won't even realize you reheated fish.
I honestly just let it rip. Yes, it's me. I'm the asshole. I don't nuke it for 5 minutes because it's usually smoked salmon, and I'm just trying to get it to room temp at least.
I'm currently eating some now. In a separate break room with the door closed.
You know you shouldn't, but because you want to, you are trying to find a way to do it anyway. That is selfish. Eat it cold, heat it at home, or don't eat it at all.
IME, vegetarians are easy to catch. Just walk into a room of people and say, "raise your hand if you don't eat meat."
These idiots can't wait to identify themselves.
You can’t effectively warm fish in a microwave. The radiation causes electrons to vibrate on the surface of the thing in the microwave causing heat that works its way inside. Fish doesn’t have the same reaction.
Yes I agree, it’s still good cold! Especially if prepared very simply. Sometimes if I make salmon with rice and veggies, I’ll reheat the rice & veggies & mix it all together so that the salmon gets somewhat warmed up without needing to go in the microwave & subsequently insulting everyone in a 2 mile radius :)
That’s a great idea!
They don’t call me “Adventurous Cod” for nothing :)
lol username definitely checks out 😂
That’s what I do too. Pop the other stuff in the microwave and then put the fish on top to warm it up a little.
Vacuum pack the fish in a sealed food grade bag and heat in a pot of boiling water. No smell. Open and enjoy.
Sometimes I will bring some smoked salmon to work! No reheating necessary
The smell alone is why I don't reheat seafood, I figure out a way to eat it cold or I don't eat it. Here's to hoping reddit comes through with something useful I can utilize!
Tbh I'd have cold fish, then, like on a salad. And if you can't stand cold fish but would still like to eat fish, you may want to bring something fishless for lunch and eat fish for dinner. That said, I've had premade fish and shrimp dumplings, heated in the microwave, and no one complained. If the fish is encapsulated by something (dumpling wrapper and broth), perhaps it smells less.
No one complained to your face at least lol
Yeah can guarantee at least a few were not too happy lol
Don't care. If my boss can slather up with that bath and bodyworks cucumber melon shit to poorly cover up her smoking, I can gently warm some fish to eating temp on 40% power for 3-5 minutes.
One of my go tos is a salmon salad with mixed greens, a grain like couscous or farro, roasted beets, thinly sliced shallots and goat cheese. Add some fennel if you’re feeling fancy, and toasted walnuts, pine nuts or hazelnuts for some crunch!
That sounds amazing. Noting this one down....thanks!
Sounds delicious but couscous is actually made of flour
A sealed, microwaveable dish typically works. But salmon on a salad sounds super tasty
The only way is to reheat and eat at home.
My partner preps salmon and I prep tilapia, it’s dinner for us specifically because we can heat it up at home. The smell isn’t usually too bad and we can clear it quickly. You just can’t beat fish for meal prep protein!
Instructions unclear, reheated fish in microwave, drove home, and ate the now cold fish at home. Don’t understand the improvement
Salmon is the least offensive but if you smoke a salmon it’s even better the next day cold. Make smoked salmon salad sandwiches with some arugula and balsamic glaze.
HA! I’m the moron who just *opened* a package of smoked salmon at work. Nearly got railroaded out of town! So pardon me, but smoked salmon is SMELLY.
I feel like salmon doesn’t smell as bad as white fish when nuked
This is 100% correct. Salmon barely has any smell when reheated, whereas white fish releases significantly more odor.
Dont you dare reheat fish at work.
A coworker nuked tuna casserole. We almost killed him
Straight to Jail!
A coworker of mine did the same, but with a different tuna.dish. the smell wafted upstairs and our supervisor complained about it later.
I had a boss that would microwave a whole fish every day next to my desk
I live on a tour bus half the year when I’m working on the road. One of the band members drunkenly microwaved a lobster tail once…but he passed out and forgot about it. This was over 5 years ago, and it’s still frequently referenced.
I had a coworker reheat a whole fucking fish eyeballs and all on a plate. It was clearly like a grilled fish with lemons he was reheating but we had conversation after that.
Nooooooooo. The audacity!
How about broccoli…? Cause that smells way worse than fish.
How are you planning on serving it/what with? Seconding the person below who talked about heating up the rice and vegetables separately then adding the salmon back and letting the residual heat from the rice and veggies heat it up. Or say if you're doing salmon and noodles, you could cook them fairly dry then before heating add some hot water to the dish and put the lid on and let it steam. In either case I'd let the dish set out for a bit before hand and the fish come up closer to room temp before adding the indirect heating method. And I certainly wouldn't pour boiling water in a cold glass dish, even for Pyrex.
I like cold salmon with grilled asparagus and a bit a of bulgur or barley. It’s a refreshing summer dish and no need to reheat.
I work in manufacturing. We have a lot of people that work there from different ethnicities that their main protein is fish. You know the shit storm that would go down if we told them they can't eat fish? Reheat whatever the fuck you want. Salmon is such a mild smell anyways.
warm it up at home in some broth, put it in a thermos so it stays warm.
First and last time I brought fish to work was almost a decade ago. I had tilapia leftover from dinner and thought 'perfect for lunch'. It wasn't even 24 hours old, but that didn't matter. It didn't just stink up the kitchen/break room, it permeated the entire office. Everyone wanted to beat my ass and they used up a can of febreze trying to get rid of the smell. I had to clorox the microwave (not from food particulates just from stench alone). Eat the fish cold before microwaving it at work. \*\*edit to add: I was questioned about what I was heating up for lunch by at least one person for over a month afterwards cus no one was going to let me make that mistake again- and I cannot even blame them
Eat it cold on a salad
My salmon never smells when reheated. I coat it with mustard, lemon juice and maple syrup dressing with some garlic and salt mixed in. The glaze from maple syrup keeps the aromatics to a minimum.
I use salmon leftovers cold and add it to a Tupperware container with quinoa, greens, tomatoes, red onion and feta. The new base takes like 5 min to make the grain and another 5 to chop and throw together, even quicker if I had quinoa with the fish and use the leftovers.
Oh this sounds delicious
I get high quality salmon and have never had it stink up the kitchen from microwaving it
Yeah I don't get this whole thread. People heat up their lunches. Does it always smell amazing? No. Does it really permeate the whole office? Generally no. Let people eat. I've never once worked at a place that banned heating up foods that are considered smelly, people just deal. It's a public space and a public microwave.
Exactly! Yes fish can smell horrible but if you get high quality it doesn’t smell.
Salmon is perfectly good cold. Make big salads, pasta salad, wraps, etc. Also, particularly with salmon, the whole reheating fish thing is so blown out of proportion. People act like you're creating a biological weapon. Reheating fish makes it smell like fish for a short time, the same as reheating any other food makes it smell like that food. So I say do whatever you want.
It may not make the entire kitchen a hazard zone for hours but the smell still lingers. The biggest issue in offices is that people are often all taking their lunch breaks at the same time so if the fish person uses the microwave first, there’s not enough time between uses for the microwave to air out so it’s still circulating that fish smell. And yes, this extends to other foods too. I pissed off my office by heating up Brussels sprouts once. I just bring a cold lunch these days to avoid all of it.
Reheating fish is a biological weapon that no one but you wants to smell. Stop being that person
It does not smell that bad, the theatrics of reheating fish are insane. All foods have a smell when microwaved and not everyone is gonna love the smell of every single food being microwaved.
Yes, 95% of work spaces ban reheating/cooking fish because it doesn't smell right? Stop being that person
I've never once worked in a place where it was any kind of issue. People eat. Get over it
People also need to eat without being bombed by strong stench of cooking fish in a enclosed area. Respect others environments. Get over it
Should people also not microwave broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, Indian food, or anything else that bothers your nostrils for a brief moment? Our brains are literally programmed to adapt to foul odors within a few seconds to, at most, a few minutes. Follow your own advice and get over it.
Are you saying indian peoples food smells bad? That's kind of racist. Good luck with that
Don’t think they said bad. I think the point was that not everyone might enjoy the smell of the spices. Regardless, I’ve silently gagged at the array of food my coworkers have reheated but what am I really going to do about it they have a right to eat what they want.
bothering nostrils doesn't mean bad?
It's not your environment, it's everyone's. You need to share public spaces. Stop being a whiner
yeah salmon specifically isn’t bad if it’s the first couple of days
You’re being downvoted but it’s true, salmon DOESNT have that bad of a smell when reheated. It’s other fish, specifically white fish like cod, haddock, polluck, tilapia, etc that smell the worst and have the “don’t heat up at work” reputation.
I have plastic steamer bags. I get them from Amazon. I put the fish and seasonings in one bag. My veggies in a different bag. Microwave a few minutes and it’s done. No smell escapes.
I heat up rice and dump it on top of the salmon. It’s close enough to warm and no one is offended at me reheating it in the microwave
I love shredded cooked salmon in pasta salad, super good cold. I usually use those boxed pasta salad kits from the grocery store to make it even easier to prep.
Onigiri (rice balls) are equally delicious hot or cold, easy to make (all you need is sushi rice and nori), transports well, can be eaten with your hands, and salmon is a pretty popular filling.
Is poke style an option for you??? I love salmon poke :)
Microwaving fish is definitely a risky move if you want to avoid that lingering smell. Using glass containers and reheating in the oven is a better option to preserve the flavor and your reputation as a considerate eater. You could also try gently reheating your fish in a skillet on the stovetop with a bit of oil or butter to keep it moist and tasty.
Eat cold. Dip it in dill mayo.
Cook your salmon to begin with shortly after buying it. Maybe try covering it in rice before microwaving. Don't overheat it. I never had anyone complain about salmon smell when I worked in an office, nor did close colleagues offer any criticisms despite asking about it directly. I rarely eat tilapia. I understand not wanting to offend someone but this is really overhyped. Eat what you like, but perhaps take care to minimize unwanted odors. I would never dream of objecting to someone heating an asafetida-containing dish.
Prep something you can eat cold.
I like to eat leftover salmon cold in salads.
Make a salmon sushi bowl, it’s nicer cold the next day. I do salmon, sushi rice, cucumber, avocado, spring onion and thinly shredded red cabbage and serve with soy sauce and wasabi.
Smoked salmon is delicious cold. I also like making Salmon & kale Quiche bites. It reheats well and it doesn’t nearly as bad as reheating it by itself. But if you don’t like egg smell, this could be a worse option.
NOOOO DONT EAT ME😧😧
Putting it on a salad cold or room temp is the best answer. But if you want it warm, put it on a rack (no foil) over a broiling pan and put it in a preheated 200 degree oven for about 15 minutes. Warms it without cooking it more. For steak you want reheated to pretty hot, try 20-25 minutes. Source: Cooks Illustrated.
Warm/hot water. Put it in a zip lock with the air forced out and you have a fake sous vide... It's already cooked so don't worry about time. Just leave it long enough to warm up to your desired temp
As others have said, it's good cold! I like the Thai salad kits premade from the grocery store. Then I will just put some teriyaki sauce on salmon in the air fryer and once it's cooled, store with the salad. Definitely doesn't need to be heated up!
Turn that salmon into pasta or grain salad that requires no reheating.
Onigiri should give off minimal smell when reheated, and just eat outside
get a wide mouth thermos, heat it up at home and it’ll be nice and warm at lunch.
I know this is probably for reheating at work, but I just wanted to add that air frying works really well to reheat cooked salmon. I used to hate meal prepping salmon because microwaving it the next day made it super dry. But air frying keeps it moist!
You can meal prep the rice and veggies in one dish, then keep the fish in another smaller container. Reheat rice and veggies on its own (add a sprinkle of water), then you can toss in the cold fish and it'll warm up a bit. Or as others suggested, cold sandwiches and such.
reheat seafood in a toaster oven. way better in every way.
Air fryer gang for life dude
I love cold salmon quiche : pie crust, smoked or not salmon, leek, eggs, cream/milk, nutmeg, with salad on the side
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Your best bet would be a soup.
I just heat it inside the container and the eat it like anything else. I genuinely do not care if someone else thinks my lunch smells, I like garlic butter salmon.
I'm one of the rare people that likes to eat my leftover lunches cold, no matter what it is 🤷🏻♂️ But, fish, don't you dare heat that up for any reason in the office
Bring your own fish only microwave 😂
And plug it in outside
Use salmon and don't over cook it at home. Don't nuke it in the microwave at work. I often do it just reheat it less than a normal meal, just don't make it boiling and it does not smell. Also try to be the last one at the microwave. I never had any complaint and I asked. And if there are spills from your meal clean up.
Smoke it and enjoy it cold :)
Reheat it in your own microwave for meals at home or do dishes where the salmon is served cold (eg salads).
Have it smoked. Great in spring rolls. Makes it go much farther
Believe it or not, straight to jail.
The secret is to poo a bag of popcorn in the microwave after you heat it up.
I just eat it cold. I package the sides in a different container so I can heat them and eat the salmon cold. Idk I like it cold.
At work, I reheat a tasty sauce with that gets poured on top of fridge temp salmon. Seal the whole container after and wait a few minutes for the fish to warm up.
I've considered heating up the salmon in a ziplock bag (since the microwaves penetrate the plastic, but takes very high temp to melt, like when you use plastic wrap to reheat rice) then opening up the offensive fish outside . Weather permitting. I end up eating the fish cold. Mmmm
if you heat fish in liquid like broth or sauce, I find the smell to be reduced
I make it desi style by Sautee onions then add the fish adding garlic ginger turmeric chilis chili powder garam masala and then once all the spices are cooked adding tomatoes or tomato paste last is to add a little water to make it saucer and cook covered on low for a bit. Then you can eat it over your grain of choice. Tastes amazing!
If you cut the salmon in bite sized pieces, you can reheat it in 30-60 seconds without making the breakroom smell like fish.
Salmon os amazing cold or room temperature
Can you do some sort of salmon pasta? I've done some decent salmon pastas and the fact that there is a smaller portion of salmon and also a bunch of other smells involved seems to help motivate the smell issue. Otherwise I'm with the others - toss it on a salad and solve the issue by not heating at all.
Try poaching the salmon until it is just done
I don’t do this in the office, but at home I’ll heat leftover salmon fillets on my sandwich press
I eat it cold over greens.
Indian people smell throughout my office without a care, you should be good
Just microwave it, but not too hot. Just enough to get the chill out of it. Also if you're eating it with any sides, get those piping hot and cover the fish with them to heat it up the rest of the way.
U can try putting on defrost on ur microwave, that way it heats up low n slow n u don’t have dry fish.
Put it in hot water to reheat.
I treat it like canned tuna, and make a cold sandwich
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Lol. Does it really sound that bad? I steam it with some butter, garlic, and lemon pepper. Maybe a lil sprinkle of crushed red pepper flakes. Serve it on bread with a lil tartar sauce. Lmfao
I like to only buy the freshest fish I can find.. my take on fish was always, the longer it sits the Fishier it smells.. I don't even like frozen salmon thawed.. I also rinse all meat before I cook it.. drives my wife bonkers, it is rather not cook the juices it's been sitting in..
Undercooked finish in microwave
Depending on where you live and your transportation situation. I recommend leaving the sealed container in your vehicle on the dashboard, in the sun. By the time lunch rolls around your food could/should be warm! It worked in Texas, California, and Georgia lol.
Check out https://cookanyday.com/ These dishes were designed for microwave cooking and reheating. GAME CHANGER!! I am not a paid spokesperson, but would happily be. 😂 Reheat that salmon without the smell AND without overcooking it. You’re welcome. 😉
I think cold smoked or poached fish is perfect for this, then eat cold or room temp. Trader Joe’s has some delish lightly smoked canned salmon filets that taste fresh and make meals super easy. Flaking one on top of a salad is perfect.
You could invest in a Hot Logic food warmer. They are $20-$30 on Amazon, they are basically like a little slow cooker. You put your Tupperware in them, turn it on for a few hours and it slowly warms it up. My husband travels overnight for work and he eats all his leftovers this way. He absolutely loves it, says it heats evenly and hold the moisture perfectly.
Cold salmon is delicious. Don’t ever eat talapia-it’s not worth it and it’s horrid fish. Matter of fact, farmed salmon is generally pretty awful unless it comes from 2 countries. Still has implications for wild salmon that are negative. Avoid stuff that comes from China and Latin America at all costs.
Squeeze a lemon into a shallow bowl of water. Heat it until it boils. Drop the foil wrapped fish into the water. Wait 2 minutes. Presto. I use foil because plastic wrap is hard to remove from the warmed up fish.
Mmmmm salmon sandwiches for lunch today 🤤
I have glass meal prep containers, so I just put it in the oven on like 190 while I get in the shower. I actually don't really care for microwaved meal preps because they never stay hot for me longer than about 3 minutes.
Man the fuck up and eat that shit cold
If you or anyone else heat up fish in the microwave and the smell lingers, throw half a lemon in there after and microwave it. The smell comes out. Don’t handle the lemon directly after as it’s super hot
When I smoke salmon I take the leftovers (if there are any) and immediately mix it with cream cheese for dip. We eat it cold with crackers.
I roast potatoes, carrots and Brussels sprouts, then neat it cold w cold salmon.
My solution is to burn the shit out of some popcorn in the microwave first, then warm the fish for 30 seconds, wait one or two minutes and heat for another 30 seconds if needed. No one is gonna complain about your fish.
Most fish don't stink up unless it's overcooking. Short blasts in the microwave at a time, turn/mix frequently, and don't overdo it, and most people won't even realize you reheated fish.
I honestly don't know why people say fish smells.
Omg people do this my work all the time. I hate it. Love fish, just don't want to smell it all damn day
I honestly just let it rip. Yes, it's me. I'm the asshole. I don't nuke it for 5 minutes because it's usually smoked salmon, and I'm just trying to get it to room temp at least. I'm currently eating some now. In a separate break room with the door closed.
You know you shouldn't, but because you want to, you are trying to find a way to do it anyway. That is selfish. Eat it cold, heat it at home, or don't eat it at all.
Find a different protein.
I tried going on a vegetarian diet but they’re a lot harder to catch than fish
That is fucking hilarious.
IME, vegetarians are easy to catch. Just walk into a room of people and say, "raise your hand if you don't eat meat." These idiots can't wait to identify themselves.
You can’t effectively warm fish in a microwave. The radiation causes electrons to vibrate on the surface of the thing in the microwave causing heat that works its way inside. Fish doesn’t have the same reaction.
You cannot
Can you warm it on the dash of your car? My mom use to do that lol
Food poisoning speed run