Leftover Hacker: Make Your Most Common Leftovers Taste Just as Good As the First Time

I knew most of this, but I didn't "know" that I knew it, if you follow. This is worth posting as a reminder.
http://lifehacker.com/5874716/leftover-hacker-make-your-most-common-leftovers-taste-just-as-good-as-the-first-time?tag=macgyver-tip
Clever Ways to Reheat Leftovers to Make Them Taste Just as Good as the First Time

 

While we often think of leftovers as not tasting as good as the original, quite a few ways exist to restore your leftovers to their former glory. In fact, if you cook with lots of spices, onions, garlic, or peppers, your leftovers can get better over time. Taste is just part of the battle, reheating can dry foods out or make them soggy, neither of which are enjoyable to stuff down your throat. Here are a few of our favorite tips for keeping food appetizing on all fronts.
Reheat with a damp paper towel: If you're microwaving foods to reheat them, you can either mix in a little water, or wet a paper towel and place it over the leftovers. This creates a little steam cooking to go along with your reheating and keeps the food from drying out any more than it already has. You can use this to your advantage with all types of foods. For instance, if you're reheating rice, microwaving it with a small mug filled with water will help rehydrate the rice. If you're reheating turkey, placing a damp paper napkin over it will moisten it up and make it taste as good as when you cut it off the bird.
Reheat pizza in a skillet for crispy crust: If you hate soggy pizza, an easy way to reheat a leftover slice is to do it on a skillet with an aluminum foil lid. The lid captures the heat and spits it back at the toppings while the skillet uses the residual oil left in the crust to reheat it without making it all floppy and sad. The result is a crispy slice of pizza that doesn't taste like it's been sitting in a cardboard box in the fridge for two days.
Use a microwave to restore stale chips: As if its part of some vast conspiracy, the amount of chips in a bag is never equal to the amount of salsa you make or buy. It seems like there's always leftover chips sitting around. It turns out, the same method that wrecks havoc on pizza, works wonders on chips because it dries them out and removes the moisture stored up.
Reheat turkey in a steamer basket: Turkey is one of the more infamous examples of a leftover that dries out quickly, but if you reheat the inside a steamer basket if keeps the turkey nice and juicy. It's a bit complicated for your run-of-the-mill leftovers, but it'll likely work well if you're planning on dishing out a full meal and not just a quick lunch.
Reheat pasta and rice by sautéing it: Two foods that seem to lose their flavor and consistency quickly are rice and pasta. It turns out, if you sauté with a little olive oil, it makes them both taste good and feel right on your tongue when you're shoving them down your mouth