Sometimes snacks get stale before you have finished the container. Especially if you live in a house with teenagers who never fully close the container! You can bring them back to an edible state by heating them in the oven. This works wonderfully for snacks like crackers, Chex mix, tortilla chips, pretzels and even whole loaves of bread. (If you have stale sliced bread you are better off making toast, crostini or bruschetta.) Spread the stale snacks out on a cookie sheet and place in a 350o F oven. Let them bake for about 10 minutes and then remove from the oven and let cool completely. Once cooled the snacks should be crispy and refreshed.
You can use this method with fresh nuts like almonds, peanuts, walnuts, etc. However, because nuts have a high unsaturated oil content, they can oxidize quickly on exposure to heat, light and air which creates rancidity that makes them smell and taste bad. Roasted, chopped, and ground nuts go rancid much rapidly than whole raw ones. Always smell nuts before you eat them or add them to recipes to be sure they are fresh. (I store nuts in the freezer until I need them.)
Placing them in the oven for a spell can drive out moisture, restoring them to their former crispy selves (and, if you store the snack in an airtight container, they'll stay crispy). You'll want your oven temperature to be fairly low, somewhere in the 200℉-225℉ range.
How to re-crisp chips, crackers, and crispy snacks. Spread out in a single layer on a sheet pan, mist lightly with water or flick a little water on top with your fingers and bake in a 350° oven for 6-10 minutes. Let cool, and they should have re-crisped!
Drizzle a small amount of water over the pretzel so that the pretzel is moist but not soggy. Wrap your pretzel in aluminum foil and place it in the oven for five minutes. If you want a crispier exterior, leave the aluminum foil off and just place the pretzel directly on the middle rack of your oven.
The paper towel will help absorb excess moisture and help preserve the crispness of the skin. Heat in 30-second intervals, flipping the pieces each time until they're warmed through. If you have a convection microwave, you don't need to flip the pieces since the microwave circulates hot air for you.
Wrap the stale cookies in aluminum foil and place them on a baking sheet.Heat them in the oven for about 5-10 minutes. Check them regularly to avoid overheating or burning.
* Fry the Oreos for about 2-3 minutes or until they are golden brown and crispy. * Remove the fried Oreos from the oil and place them on a paper towel-lined plate to drain excess oil. * Optional: Dust the fried Oreos with powdered sugar before serving.
While the texture and taste of stale food might be a little off, so long as there isn't anything else wrong with it, the food should be fine to eat. You're not going to suffer any stale food side effects. But if your foods are showing other signs of going bad, like mold, it's time to throw it out.
You need to remove as much moisture as you can from them before you start reheating them, and Magda advises using a paper towel to pat them dry before reheating them. Then cook the chips on high heat in a pan or under the grill. Never try microwaving cold chips, Magda says.
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